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Brigadier (R) Manzoor Hussain Atif (4 September 1928 – 8 December 2008) was a former secretary of Pakistan Hockey Federation and an Olympian in the game of field hockey.[1] In 1994, he was a recipient of the Silver Olympic Order.[2]

Manzoor Hussain Atif
Personal information
Born(1928-09-04)4 September 1928[1]
Gujrat, Punjab, British India
Died8 December 2008(2008-12-08) (aged 80)[1]
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Pakistan
Olympic Games
1960 Rome Team competition
1956 Melbourne Team competition
1964 Tokyo Team competition
Asian Games
1962 Jakarta Team competition

Early life and career


Atif started as a soldier in the Pakistan Armed Forces and eventually reached the rank of a Brigadier before he retired from the army.[1] Later while Atif was involved with the Pakistan Hockey Team, the team won one Olympic gold medal in 1960 and two Olympic silver medals in 1956 and again in 1964.[1] He is regarded as one of the most successful Olympians of Pakistan.


Awards and recognition



Death and legacy


Atif died on 8 December 2008 in Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi, Pakistan at age 80.[5] He was a passionate person as a field hockey player as well as a Pakistan Hockey Team manager. Pakistan won its second Olympic gold medal at Mexico City in 1968 and then at Los Angeles in 1984 when he was their team manager.[5][6] He was a highly respected person in the field hockey world.[5] Qasim Zia and Asif Bajwa of the Pakistan Hockey Federation paid rich tributes to Atif at a memorial ceremony event held at Lahore, after his death. Qasim Zia said, "He was not only a pure administrator but also a very polite and humble person."[7]


References


  1. "Profile of Manzoor Hussain Atif". Sports Reference website. 29 November 2010. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. "Manzoor Hussain Atif". Olympedia. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  3. Manzoor Hussain Atif's award info on Pakistan Sports Board website Retrieved 16 May 2021
  4. Lifetime Achievement Award for Atif by the Asian Hockey Federation The Nation (newspaper), Published 21 December 2008, Retrieved 16 May 2021
  5. "Hockey legend Manzoor Hussain Atif dies". Dawn (newspaper). Pakistan. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  6. Gul Hameed Bhatti (1 November 2009). "Pakistan back on top of the world with a hockey gold at Mexico". Geo Super TV Channel website. Archived from the original on 1 December 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  7. "PHF pays rich tributes to late Brig Atif". The Nation (newspaper). 14 December 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2021.



На других языках


[de] Manzoor Hussain Atif

Manzoor Hussain Atif (* 4. November 1928 in Gujrat; † 8. Dezember 2008 in Islamabad) war ein pakistanischer Hockeyspieler und Sportfunktionär. Er war am Gewinn aller drei Olympischen Hockey-Goldmedaillen Pakistans beteiligt.
- [en] Manzoor Hussain Atif

[it] Manzoor Hussain Atif

Manzoor Hussain Atif (منظور حسین عاطف; Gujrat, 4 settembre 1928 – Islamabad, 8 dicembre 2008) è stato un hockeista su prato pakistano.

[ru] Атиф, Манзур Хуссейн

Манзур Хуссейн Атиф (англ. Manzoor Hussain Atif, урду ایم ایچ عاطف‎, 4 сентября 1928, Гуджрат, Британская Индия — 8 декабря 2008, Исламабад, Пакистан) — пакистанский хоккеист (хоккей на траве), защитник, тренер, хоккейный функционер. Олимпийский чемпион 1960 года, серебряный призёр летних Олимпийских игр 1956 и 1964 годов.



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