Pakistan at the 1968 Summer Olympics
# 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

* Tariq Aziz (captain)
* Mohammad Asad Malik (vice-captain)
* Zakir Hussain (gk)
* Qazi Salahuddin (gk)
* Tanvir Dar
* Riazuddin
* Saeed Anwar
* Riaz Ahmed
* Gulraiz Akhtar
* Fazalur Rehman
* Anwar Shah
* Khalid Mahmood
* Mohammad Ashfaq
* Abdul Rasheed Jr
* Jahangir Butt
* Farooq Khan
* Laeeq Ahmed
* Tariq Niazi

## 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
