Pakistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics
# Pakistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Pakistan competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country sent 21 athletes, including two women (Sadaf Siddiqui in athletics and Kiran Khan in swimming). The men's field hockey team comprised 16 players out of the Pakistani delegation.

## Athletics

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Abdul Rashid | 110 m hurdles | 14.52 | 8 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Sadaf Siddiqui | 100 m | 12.41 | 7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Key

* Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
* Q = Qualified for the next round
* q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
* NR = National record
* N/A = Round not applicable for the event
* Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

## Field hockey

Pakistan's men's team qualified for the 2008 Games. In the group play, they won two and lost three matches, finishing fourth in the group. This qualified them for a match against New Zealand for 7th/8th place, which they lost. The team's final ranking for the tournament was 8th.

### Men's tournament

**Roster**

The following is the Pakistani roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Head Coach: Naveed Alam

* Salman Akbar (GK)
* Zeeshan Ashraf (c)
* Muhammad Imran
* Muhammad Javed
* Muhammad Saqlain
* Adnan Maqsood
* Muhammad Waqas
* Waqas Akbar
* Shakeel Abbasi
* Rehan Butt
* Syed Abbas Haider Bilgrami
* Nasir Ahmed (GK)
* Syed Imran Ali Warsi
* Muhammad Asif Rana
* Muhammad Zubair
* Shafqat Rasool

Reserve:

* Muddasir Abbas
* Shabbir Ahmed Khan

**Group play**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 13 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 11 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 8 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Pakistan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 6 | Seventh place game |
| 5 | Canada | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 4 | Ninth place game |
| 6 | South Africa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 25 | −21 | 0 | Eleventh place game |

* 11 August 2008 10:30

| Pakistan | 2–4 | Great Britain |
| - | - | - |
| Abbasi 45' Waqas 59' | Report | Tindall 2' Moore 14' Jackson 29' Daly 62' |

* Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Amarjit Singh (MAS)
* 13 August 2008 18:00

| Canada | 1–3 | Pakistan |
| - | - | - |
| Kullar 35' | Report | Imran 39' Rasool 39' Waqas 57' |

* Umpires: Kim Hong-lae (KOR) David Leiper (GBR)
* 15 August 2008 18:30

| Pakistan | 1–3 | Australia |
| - | - | - |
| Abbasi 16' | Report | Schubert 20' Dwyer 41' Brooks 59' |

* Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Gary Simmonds (RSA)
* 17 August 2008 18:00

| Pakistan | 3–1 | South Africa |
| - | - | - |
| Javed 9' Abbasi 44' Saqlain 60' | Report | Smith 31' |

* Umpires: Amarjit Singh (MAS) Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
* 19 August 2008 08:30

| Netherlands | 4–2 | Pakistan |
| - | - | - |
| Brouwer 41' Taekema 46', 58' Hertzberger 69' | Report | Imran 28' Maqsood 65' |

* Umpires: David Leiper (GBR) Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
* 21 August 2008 11:00

| New Zealand | 4–2 | Pakistan |
| - | - | - |
| Child 26' H. Shaw 39', 53' Brooks 43' | Report | Bilgrami 46' Butt 56' |

* Umpires: Kim Hong-lae (KOR) Gary Simmonds (RSA)

## Shooting

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Siddique Umer | 10 m air rifle | 578 | 48 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Siddique Umer | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1116 | 49 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Swimming

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semiinal | Semiinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Adil Baig | 50 m freestyle | 25.66 | 74 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semiinal | Semiinal | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Kiran Khan | 50 m freestyle | 29.84 | 69 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
