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Abdul Hamid
- January 7, 1927
- July 11, 2019
- 92 years
- lung injury
About Abdul Hamid
Abdul Hamid, 92, Pakistani field hockey player, Olympic champion (1960) and silver medallist (1956), lung injury.
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Full Biography
|Abdul Hamid Hamidi (7 January 1927 – 11 July 2019) was a field hockey player from Pakistan.
Personal life
He was born in Bannu.
He died on 11 July 2019, in Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi, at the age of 92.
Career
He scored 48 International goals in just 55 appearances for Pakistan. He won silver medal at 1956 Summer Olympics and was captain of the gold medal-winning national team at 1960 Summer Olympics.
After his retirement from professional competition, he managed the national team on several occasions, including during the 1966 and 1970 Asian Games. He also served as the secretary general of the Pakistan Hockey Federation. As of 2017, he lived in Islamabad.
Awards and recognition
- Pride of Performance Award for Sports in 1960 by the President of Pakistan
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