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| Born | (1935-03-10)10 March 1935 Lahore, Punjab Province, British India (now in Pakistan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 June 2001(2001-06-24) (aged 66) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mohammad Bashir (Urdu: محمد بشیر) (10 March 1935, in Lahore – 24 June 2001, in Lahore) was a wrestler from Pakistan, who won the bronze medal in freestyle wrestling in the welterweight class (73 kg) at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. Bashir is the only Pakistani wrestler to become an Olympic medalist.
Career
Bashir was a three-time gold medalist at the Commonwealth Games and also won four medals in the Asian Games. These were 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) Commonwealth 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-i-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
Notes
- this is a different sportsman from Muhammad Bashir (born 1930), a Pakistani weightlifter who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Muhammad Bashir". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "Mohammad Bashir: Pakistan's only wrestler who won an Olympic medal". Daily Times. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- "Pakistan Sports Board". sports.gov.pk. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
| Asian Games Champions in Wrestling – Men's Freestyle Welterweight | |
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| 1954–1958: 73 kg • 1962–1966: 78 kg • 1970–1994: 74 kg • 1998: 76 kg • 2002–present: 74 kg | |
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- 1935 births
- 2001 deaths
- Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
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- Pakistani male sport wrestlers
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- Olympic bronze medalists for Pakistan
- Recipients of Tamgha-e-Imtiaz
- Recipients of the Pride of Performance
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Pakistan
- Wrestlers at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Wrestlers at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Wrestlers at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Olympic medalists in wrestling
- Asian Games medalists in wrestling
- Wrestlers at the 1958 Asian Games
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- Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games medallists in wrestling
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- Medalists at the 1962 Asian Games
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- Asian Games gold medalists for Pakistan
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- Asian Games bronze medalists for Pakistan
- Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- 20th-century Pakistani sportsmen