Pakistan at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Pakistan competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Wembley Park, London, England. 35 competitors, all men, took part in 20 events in 6 sports.[1]

Pakistan at the
1948 Summer Olympics
IOC codePAK
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Pakistan
Websitenocpakistan.org
in London
Competitors35 in 6 sports
Flag bearerAhmed Zahur Khan
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

  • Mohammad Abdullah
  • Heat 11 1st round (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 metres

  • Mohammad Sharif Butt
  • Heat 9 1st round 22.8 (→ advanced to second round)
  • Heat 4 2nd round (→ did not advance)

Men's 110 metres hurdles

  • Heat 6 1st round (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 metres hurdles

  • Heat 2 1st round 59.5 (→ did not advance)

Men's putting the shot

  • Did not qualify for final
  • Nazar Mohammad Malik
  • Did not qualify for final

Men's throwing the discus

  • Did not qualify for final
  • Nazar Mohammad Malik
  • Did not qualify for final

Boxing

Men's bantamweight (-54 kg)

Men's featherweight (-58 kg)

  • Sydney Greve

Men's welterweight (-67 kg)

  • 1st round; Lost to A Obeyesekere (CEY) on pts

Cycling
Sprint
Time trial
  • 1:24.8 finished 20th out of 21
Individual road race

Hockey

Men's Team Competition
  • Preliminary Group C
  • Semifinals
  • Third place match
  • Replay of third place match

Pakistan finished 4th

Team Roster

Pakistan captain Ali Iqtidar Shah (A I S) Dara had represented (undivided) India's gold medal winning men's hockey team at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. Hockey vice-captain Shahzada Shahrukh appeared for Pakistan in the cycling event of the Melbourne Olympics in 1956

Swimming

Men's 400 metres freestyle

  • Heat 3 1st round; 6:17.4 (→ did not advance)
  • Sultan Karamally
  • Heat 6 1st round; 7:16.9 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1,500 metres freestyle

  • Heat 1 1st round; 25:37.4 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 metres breaststroke

  • Heat 3 1st round; 3:28.1 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100 metres backstroke

  • Jaffer Ali Shah
  • Heat 2 1st round; 1:30.2 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x200 metres relay

  • Heat 1 1st round; 12:25.8 (→ did not advance)

Weightlifting

Men's middleweight (-75 kg)

  • Mohammad Iqbal Butt
  • Press 92.5kg
  • Snatch 90kg
  • Jerk 122.5kg
  • Total 305kg (finished 22nd out of 24)

Men's heavyweight (over 82.5 kg)

  • Mohammad Naqi Butt
  • Press 97.5kg
  • Snatch 97.5kg
  • Jerk 125kg
  • Total 320kg (finished 15th out of 16)

Wrestling Freestyle
  • Mohammad Amin (Bantamweight)
  • Shaukat Ali (Featherweight)
  • Abdul Hamid (Lightweight)
  • Mohammad Anwar (Heavyweight)
  • All four wrestlers could not compete as they had been mistakenly entered for the Greco-Roman style and not freestyle

References
  1. "Pakistan at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
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