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| Full name | Tanvir Ahmed Dar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
4 June 1947 Amritsar, British India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
11 February 1998(1998-02-11) (aged 50) Karachi, Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1965–1974 | Pakistan | 80 (43) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Tanvir Ahmed Dar (4 June 1937 – 11 February 1998) was a Pakistani field hockey player who played as a fullback. He was born in Amritsar, Punjab, British India. He won a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. He played for Pakistan between 1965 and 1974.
Dar was an established penalty-corner-shooter from the 1960s. He helped Pakistan win the Asian Games title in 1970 and the inaugural World Hockey Cup in 1971 in Barcelona, Spain.
After his elder brother Munir had retired from hockey, the brothers established a hockey academy in Lahore, which was later named after Tanvir Dar — Tanvir Dar Hockey Academy.
Awards and recognition
- Pride of Performance Award in 1971 by the President of Pakistan.
References
- Biography of Tanvi Dar (in Urdu)
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tanvir Dar profile". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- "1968 Olympic Gold Medal for Tanvir Dar". databaseOlympics.com website. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- Robert, Godfrey (17 May 1977). "Dar's 19-year world mark still stands". The Straits Times. p. 23. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- Tanvir Dar - Biographical information on Olympedia.org website Retrieved 27 June 2021
- European Tour Hockey Tanvir Dar Academy off to flying start The Nation (newspaper), Published 3 June 2011, Retrieved 27 June 2021
- Tanvir Dar's award info on Pakistan Sports Board website Retrieved 25 June 2021
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