Muhammad Bashir
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| Died | 24 June 2001 (aged 66) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mohammad Bashir (Urdu: محمد بشیر) (10 March 1935, in Lahore – 24 June 2001, in Lahore) was a wrestler from Pakistan, who won the bronze medal in freestyle wrestling in the welterweight class (73 kg) at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.[1][2] Bashir is the only Pakistani wrestler to become an Olympic medalist.[1]
Bashir was a three-time gold medalist at the Commonwealth Games and also won four medals in the Asian Games. These were a gold at 1966 Bangkok, two silver medals at 1962 Jakarta, one in freestyle and the other in Greco-Roman style, in addition to a bronze medal in 1958 Tokyo.
His Commonwealth Games gold medals were earned at the 1958 (Cardiff), 1962 (Perth) and 1966 (Kingston) Commonwealth Games.[1]
At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Mohammad Bashir competed in the lightweight class (70 kg) but only went up to the third round.[2]
Mohammad Bashir received the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz medal in 1962 and the Pride of Performance Award in 1968 from the Government of Pakistan.[3]
Olympic results[edit]
1960 Rome Summer Olympics[edit]
Men's welterweight (73 kg)
- 1st round; Beat Peter Amey (GRB) by fall
- 2nd round; Beat Juan Rolon (ARG) on pts
- 3rd round; Lost to Goudarzi Emam Habibi (IRN) on pts
- 4th round; Beat Karl Bruggmann (SWI) by fall
- 5th round; Beat Gaetano De Vescovi (ITA) on pts
- Final round bout 1; Lost to İsmail Ogan (TUR) on pts
- Final round bout 3; Lost to Douglas Blubaugh (USA) by fall
Mohammad Bashir won the bronze medal after being ranked 3rd out of 23
1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics[edit]
Men's lightweight (70 kg)
- 1st round; Beat Stefanos Ioannidis (GRE)
- 2nd round; Lost to Zarbegi Beriashvili (USSR)
- 3rd round; Lost to Mahmut Atalay (TUR) by fall
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Mohammad Bashir: Pakistan's only wrestler who won an Olympic medal". Daily Times. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Muhammad Bashir". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan Sports Board". sports.gov.pk. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
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- 1935 births
- 2001 deaths
- Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Pakistani male sport wrestlers
- Olympic wrestlers for Pakistan
- Olympic bronze medalists for Pakistan
- Recipients of Tamgha-e-Imtiaz
- Recipients of the Pride of Performance
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Pakistan
- Wrestlers at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Wrestlers at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Wrestlers at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Olympic medalists in wrestling
- Asian Games medalists in wrestling
- Wrestlers at the 1958 Asian Games
- Wrestlers at the 1962 Asian Games
- Wrestlers at the 1966 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games medallists in wrestling
- Medalists at the 1958 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1962 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for Pakistan
- Asian Games silver medalists for Pakistan
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Pakistan
- Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games