Fazalur Rehman
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Born | 15 March 1941 Abbottabad, Pakistan |
| Died | 9 March 2023 (aged 81) Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Field hockey |
| Position | Left-half |
Fazalur Rehman (Urdu: فضل الرحمان; 15 March 1941 – 9 March 2023) was a Pakistani field hockey player. He competed in men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico and was part of team that won gold medal. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics, where Pakistan won the silver medal.[1]
Pakistan was the first nation to bag three gold medals in the grand slams of field hockey — at the Olympics (1968), the World Cup (1971) and the Asian Games (1970). Fazalur Rahman was a member of all these squads and was regarded as one of Pakistan’s greatest hockey players.[2]
He died on 9 March 2023, at the age of 81.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Fazalur Rehman Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ Chaudhry, Ijaz (19 March 2023). "IN MEMORIAM: THE LEFT-HALF WHO CHANGED THE GAME". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ Ijaz Chaudhry (19 March 2023). "IN MEMORIUM: THE LEFT-HALF WHO CHANGED THE GAME". Dawn (newspaper). Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
- ^ "World Cup winner and Olympic champion Fazal-ur-Rehman passes away". A Sports. 9 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
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