Abdul Khaliq (athlete)

Abdul Khaliq (born March 23, 1933) is a retired Pakistani sprinter who competed in 100m, 200m and 4 x 100 metres relay. He participated in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and 1960 Rome Olympics.^[1]

1956 Melbourne Olympics

In the 100 metres event, Khaliq was second out of five runners in his first round heat with a time of 10.8 seconds.^[2] In the second round heat, he ran in his best time of 10.5 seconds and was again second.^[1] In the semifinals, he was pushed to fourth place among six participants and lost the chance for a medal.^[3] Sixty-seven competitors in the 200 meters were divided into twelve heats, one heat being a walkover. Khaliq produced the best first round time of 21.1 seconds.^[4] He again ran in the same time in the second round, breasting the tape ahead of the others, and with Michael Agostini (Trinidad) and Andy Stanfield (USA), both with a similar time, headed the second round.^[5] Khaliq, however, could not produce the same form in the first semifinal; he finished fourth and was eliminated.^[1]

100 Metres
First Round, Heat 3 (The first two in each heat qualified for the second round.)

Rank	Name	Country	Time
1	M. L. Rae	New Zealand	10.7
2	A. Khaliq	Pakistan	10.8
3	M. Steinbach	Germany	10.8
4	R. Romero	Venezuela	10.9
5	E. Iglesias	Cuba	11.3

Second Round, Heat 2 (The first three in each heat qualified for the Semi-finals.)

Rank	Name	Country	Time
1	I. J. Murchison	USA	10.3 EOR
2	A. Khaliq	Pakistan	10.5
3	I. Konovalov	USSR	10.7
4	L. Gnocchi	Italy	10.8
5	E. Turton	Trinidad	11.2
6	B. K. Nguda	Uganda	12.8

Semi-Final, Heat 1 (The first three in each heat qualified for the Final)

Rank	Name	Country	Time
1	I. J. Murchison	USA	10.5
2	M. Agostini	Trinidad	10.5
3	M. Germar	Germany	10.6
4	A. Khaliq	Pakistan	10.6
5	S. A. Levenson	Canada	10.7
6	I. Konovalov	USSR	10.8

200 Metres
First Round, Heat 5 (The first two in each heat qualified for the second round.)

Rank	Name	Country	Time
1	A. Khaliq	Pakistan	21.1
2	M. L. Rae	New Zealand	21.4
3	J. Pires Sobrinho	Brazil	21.6
4	T. A. Robinson	Bahamas	21.6
5	S. Jakabfy	Hungary	21.6
6	M. Spence	Jamaica	21.7

Second Round, Heat 1 (The first three in each heat qualified for the Semi-finals.)

Rank	Name	Country	Time
1	A. Khaliq	Pakistan	21.1
2	M. Agostini	Trinidad	21.1
3	L. Pohl	Germany	21.3
4	L. Bartenev	USSR	21.4
5	B. Goldoványi	Hungary	21.5
6	E. Schmidt	Poland	21.6

Semi-Final, Heat 1 (The first three in each heat qualified for the Final)

Rank	Name	Country	Time
1	W. T. Backer	USA	21.1
2	B. Morrow	USA	21.3
3	J. Telles da Conceicao	Brazil	21.4
4	A. Khaliq	Pakistan	21.5
5	K. Haas	Germany	21.5
6	M. L. Rae	New Zealand	21.5

Asian Games

Abdul Khaliq also participated in 1954 Asian Games & 1958 Asian Games. He won 2 Gold, 2 Silver and 1 Bronze medal at these games.

1954 Asian Games. Abdul Khaliq was dubbed the 'fastest man in Asia' when he ran the 100 meters race in a new Asian record of 10.6 seconds. Other Pakistani athletes also perform exceptionally well. Mohammad Sharif Butt (21.9sec in 200 meters), Mirza Khan (54.1sec in 400 meters hurdles) and Mohammad Nawaz (210 ft 10-1/8in in javelin throw) also won gold medals and created new Asian records. Muhammad Aslam (200 metres), Jalal Khan (javelin throw), Pakistan's 4x100 meters relay team and hammer thrower Mohammad Iqbal all won silver medals.

1958 Asian Games. Abdul Khaliq successfully defended his 100m title. In addition he won silver in 200m and bronze in 4 x 100m relay.

References

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Name	Khaliq, Abdul
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Short description	Olympic sprinter
Date of birth	March 23, 1933
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