Muhammad Bashir
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Mohammad Bashir (Template:Langx) (10 March 1935, in Lahore – 24 June 2001, in Lahore)Template:Efn was a wrestler from Pakistan. His bronze medal in freestyle wrestling in the welterweight class (73 kg) at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome was Pakistan's first individual Olympic Games medal.[1][2] Bashir is the only Pakistani wrestler to become an Olympic medalist.[1]
Career
Bashir was a three-time gold medalist at the Commonwealth Games. He also won four medals in the Asian Games, including 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 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]
Awards and recognition
| Ribbon | Decoration | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Civilian).png | Tamgha-e-Imtiaz | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 1962 |
| File:President's Award for Pride of Performance.png | Pride of Performance | 1968 |
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Mohammad Bashir received the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz medal in 1962 and the Pride of Performance Award in 1968 from the Government of Pakistan.[3]
Olympic results
1960 Rome Summer Olympics
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 Emam-Ali 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
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
Notes
References
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