Pakistan at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Pakistan competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. The only medal won was a gold medal in men's field hockey. The contingent included only 20 sports persons—18 hockey players and two wrestlers. Pakistan took part in only two disciplines at the Olympiad.

Medalists

• Gold won in the men's field hockey team competition.

Field hockey

Men's Team Competition

Group B

• Defeated  Netherlands (6-0)
• Defeated  France (1-0)
• Defeated  Australia (3-2)
• Defeated  Argentina (5-0)
• Defeated  Great Britain (2-1)
• Defeated  Malaysia (4-0)
• Defeated  Kenya (2-1)

Semifinals

•  West Germany (1-0) after extra time

Final

• Defeated  Australia (2-1) for the gold medal.

Team Roster

Freestyle Wrestling

Pakistan competed in Freestyle Wrestling at 1968 Summer Olympics. Those who competed include:

Men's bantamweight (up to 57kg)

• Sardar Mohammad
  • 1st round; Lost to Donald Behm (USA)
  • 2nd round; Beat
    Sukhbaatar Bazaryn
    (MGL)
  • 3rd round; Lost to
    Abutaleb Gorgori
    (IRN)

Men's lightweight (up to 70kg)

• Taj Mohammad
  • 1st round; Beat Stefanos Ioannidis (GRE)
  • 2nd round; Lost to
    Seyit Agrali
    (TUR)
  • 3rd round; Lost to
    Valtchev Enio
    (BUL) TKO

References

• "Official Olympic Reports - 1968 Mexico City Volumes". LA84 Foundation. Archived from the original on 2007-06-12. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
• "Olympic Medal Winners". Olympic.org. Retrieved 2009-04-30.

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