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Lala Abdul Rashid or Abdul Rashid (1 June 1922 – 8 March 1988) was a member of Pakistan's gold medal winning 1960 Olympic field hockey team. He played as a goalkeeper throughout the tournament.[1][2]

Lala Abdul Rashid

Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Pakistan
	1960 Summer Olympics	Team Competition

Early life and education

Born in Rawalpindi, British India on 1 June 1922, he originated from a Kashmiri Butt family whose parents migrated from Kashmir in early 1900s. He studied at Danny's High School in Rawalpindi and then joined Gordon College (Pakistan), where he played hockey. After graduation, he was selected to play for University of Punjab, Lahore and played for them in 1942.^{[citation needed]}

International career

Rashid represented Pakistan at the Olympics and was part of the team that won the gold medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics. During the whole tournament only one goal was scored against Pakistan whereas Lala Abdul Rashid was able to stop all the scoring efforts by other teams. Pakistan won the Olympics gold in field hockey for the first time since independence of Pakistan in 1947. Abdul Rashid also served as the team coach of Pakistan in the late 1970s. He also held the position of Asian Hockey Federation general manager for few months, but quickly stepped down. He was highly respected in the hockey world and was instrumental in raising field hockey's profile to an international level, winning an emerging player award in 1960. Rashid died in Rawalpindi on 8 March 1988 at the age of 65.[1]

Awards and recognition

• Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1970.[3]

See also

• Muhammad Rashid (field hockey, born 1941)

References

External links

• Abdul Rashid at Olympedia

На других языках

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- [en] Lala Abdul Rashid

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[fr] Abdul Rashid

Abdul Rashi (né le 1er juin 1922 à Rawalpindi et mort le 8 mars 1988 dans la même ville) est un joueur de hockey sur gazon pakistanais. Il participe aux Jeux olympiques d'été de 1960 et remporte le titre olympique[1].

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[it] Lala Abdul Rashid

Lala Abdul Rashid (لالہ عبدالرشيد; Rawalpindi, 1º giugno 1922 – Rawalpindi, 8 marzo 1988) è stato un hockeista su prato pakistano, di ruolo portiere. Ha rappresentato il Pakistan ai Giochi olimpici di Roma 1960, vincendo la medaglia d'oro.

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[ru] Рашид, Абдул (хоккеист на траве, 1922)

Лала Абдул Рашид (англ. Lala Abdul Rashid, 1 июня 1922, Равалпинди, Британская Индия — 8 марта 1988, Равалпинди, Пакистан) — пакистанский хоккеист (хоккей на траве), вратарь. Олимпийский чемпион 1960 года.

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