Muhammad Bashir
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Mohammad Bashir ( ) (10 March 1935, in Lahore – 24 June 2001, in Lahore) was a wrestler from Pakistan. He won the bronze medal in freestyle wrestling in the welterweight class (73 kg) at the 1960 Rome Olympics. This was Pakistan's first-ever individual Olympic medal. Bashir remains the only Pakistani wrestler to win an Olympic medal.
Mohammad Bashir ( ) (10 March 1935, in Lahore – 24 June 2001, in Lahore) was a wrestler from Pakistan. He won the bronze medal in freestyle wrestling in the welterweight class (73 kg) at the 1960 Rome Olympics. This was Pakistan's first-ever individual Olympic medal. Bashir remains the only Pakistani wrestler to win an Olympic medal.
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. At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Mohammad Bashir competed in the lightweight class (70 kg) but only went up to the third round.
Awards and recognition
Mohammad Bashir received the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz medal in 1962 and the Pride of Performance Award in 1968 from the Government of Pakistan.
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
See also
Pakistan at the Olympics Wrestling in Pakistan
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