Pakistan at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Pakistan at the Olympic Games

Flag of Pakistan – Flag bearers
IOC code  PAK
NOC Pakistan Olympic Association
At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London
Competitors 35 (39) in 6 (7) sports
Medals Gold
0		 Silver
0		 Bronze
0		 Total
0
Olympic history (summary)
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Winter Games
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Pakistan competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England.

Contents

Athletics

Men's 100 metres

  • Heat 11 1st round (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 metres

  • Heat 9 1st round 22.8 (→ advanced to second round)
  • Heat 4 2nd round (→ did not advance)

Men's 110 metres hurdles

  • Heat 6 1st round (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 metres hurdles

  • Heat 2 1st round 59.5 (→ did not advance)

Men's putting the shot

  • Did not qualify for final
  • Did not qualify for final

Men's throwing the discus

  • Did not qualify for final
  • Did not qualify for final

Boxing

Men's bantamweight (-54 kg)

  • 1st round; Lost to B Lall (IND) RSC

Men's featherweight (-58 kg)

  • 1st round; Lost to D Shepherd (RSA) on pts

Men's welterweight (-67 kg)

  • 1st round; Lost to A Obeyesekere (CEY) on pts

Cycling

Men's 1,000 metres scratch

  • Heat 10 1st round; Lost to J Heid (USA)
  • Repechage heat 3; Lost to C Bazzano (AUS)

Men's 1,000 metres time trial

  • 1:24.8 finished 20th out of 21

Men's cycle road race

  • DNF (did not finish)

Hockey

Men's Team Competition

Pakistan finished 4th

Team Roster

Pakistan captain Ali Iqtidar Shah (A I S) Dara had represented (undivided) India's gold medal winning men's hockey team at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. Hockey vice-captain Shahzada Shahrukh appeared for Pakistan in the cycling event of the Melbourne Olympics in 1956

Swimming

Men's 400 metres freestyle

  • Heat 3 1st round; 6:17.4 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat 6 1st round; 7:16.9 (→ did not advance)

Men's 1,500 metres freestyle

  • Heat 1 1st round; 25:37.4 (→ did not advance)

Men's 200 metres breaststroke

  • Heat 3 1st round; 3:28.1 (→ did not advance)

Men's 100 metres backstroke

  • Heat 2 1st round; 1:30.2 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4x200 metres relay

  • Heat 1 1st round; 12:25.8 (→ did not advance)

Weightlifting

Men's middleweight (-75 kg)

  • Press 92.5kg
  • Snatch 90kg
  • Jerk 122.5kg
  • Total 305kg (finished 22nd out of 24)

Men's heavyweight (over 82.5 kg)

  • Press 97.5kg
  • Snatch 97.5kg
  • Jerk 125kg
  • Total 320kg (finished 15th out of 16)

Wrestling Freestyle

  • All four wrestlers could not compete as they had been mistakenly entered for the Greco-Roman style and not freestyle

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