Motiullah Khan
Pakistani field hockey player (1938–2022)
 Olympian Motiullah Khan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1938-01-31)31 January 1938 Bahawalpur, State of Bahawalpur, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 August 2022(2022-08-12) (aged 84) Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left-out | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Motiullah Khan, alternatively spelled Mutiullah Khan (31 January 1938 – 12 August 2022), was a Pakistani field hockey player. He won gold medal in 1960 Summer Olympics and silver medals in 1956 and 1964 Summer Olympics.[1] He also received Tamgha-i-Imtiaz award from Government of Pakistan in 1963.[2] The International Hockey Stadium in Bahawalpur (Motiullah Hockey Stadium) is named after him. He played over 68 international matches and scored 13 goals for his country.[3]
Samiullah Khan and Kaleemullah Khan, the famous Olympic hockey players, are both his relatives.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Profile of Motiullah". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ^ "Hockey Awards List". Pakistan Sports Board. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ^ Astro turf laid at Motiullah Hockey Stadium, Dawn newspaper, Published 30 August 2008, Retrieved 28 April 2017
External links
- Motiullah at Olympedia
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Pakistan squad – 1956 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
- 1 Zakir Hussain
- 2 Munir Dar
- 3 Chaudhry Ghulam Rasool
- 4 Anwar Ahmed Khan
- 5 Qazi Massarrat Hussain
- 6 Noor Alam
- 7 Abdul Hamid
- 8 Habibur Rehman
- 9 Naseer Bunda
- 10 Motiullah
- 11 Latif-ur Rehman
- 12 Akhtar Hussain
- 13 Habib Ali Kiddie
- 14 Manzoor Hussain Atif
Pakistan squad – 1960 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (1st Title) | ||
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Pakistan squad – 1964 Summer Olympics – Silver medal | ||
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