Pakistan at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Pakistan competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. The country sent 21 athletes, including two women (Sadaf Siddiqui in athletics and Kiran Khan in swimming). The men's field hockey team comprised 16 players out of the Pakistani delegation.[1]

Pakistan at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codePAK
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Pakistan
Websitenocpakistan.org
in Beijing
Competitors21 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Zeeshan Ashraf
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Abdul Rashid 110 m hurdles 14.52 8 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Sadaf Siddiqui 100 m 12.41 7 Did not advance
Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Field hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Pakistan's men's team qualified for the 2008 Games. In the group play, they won two and lost three matches, finishing fourth in the group. This qualified them for a match against New Zealand for 7th/8th place, which they lost. The team's final ranking for the tournament was 8th.

Men's tournament
Main article: Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Roster

The following is the Pakistani roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2]

Head Coach: Naveed Alam

Pakistan's team just before the group stage match against Australia. From the left: S. Akbar, Bilgrami, Saqlain, Warsi, Zubair, Imran, Abbasi, Rana, Rasool, W. Akbar, Javed, Waqas, Ahmed, Maqsood, Butt, Ashraf.
  1. Salman Akbar (GK)
  2. Zeeshan Ashraf (c)
  3. Muhammad Imran
  4. Muhammad Javed
  5. Muhammad Saqlain
  6. Adnan Maqsood
  7. Muhammad Waqas
  8. Waqas Akbar
  9. Shakeel Abbasi
  10. Rehan Butt
  11. Syed Abbas Haider Bilgrami
  12. Nasir Ahmed (GK)
  13. Syed Imran Ali Warsi
  14. Muhammad Asif Rana
  15. Muhammad Zubair
  16. Shafqat Rasool


Reserve:

  • Muddasir Abbas
  • Shabbir Ahmed Khan
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 5 4 1 0 16 6 +10 13 Semi-finals
2  Australia 5 3 2 0 24 7 +17 11
3  Great Britain 5 2 2 1 10 7 +3 8 Fifth place game
4  Pakistan 5 2 0 3 11 13 −2 6 Seventh place game
5  Canada 5 1 1 3 10 17 −7 4 Ninth place game
6  South Africa 5 0 0 5 4 25 −21 0 Eleventh place game
Source: FIH
11 August 2008
10:30
Pakistan  2–4  Great Britain
Abbasi  45'
Waqas  59'		 Report Tindall  2'
Moore  14'
Jackson  29'
Daly  62'
Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Amarjit Singh (MAS)
13 August 2008
18:00
Canada  1–3  Pakistan
Kullar  35' Report Imran  39'
Rasool  39'
Waqas  57'
Umpires:
Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
David Leiper (GBR)
15 August 2008
18:30
Pakistan  1–3  Australia
Abbasi  16' Report Schubert  20'
Dwyer  41'
Brooks  59'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
17 August 2008
18:00
Pakistan  3–1  South Africa
Javed  9'
Abbasi  44'
Saqlain  60'		 Report Smith  31'
Umpires:
Amarjit Singh (MAS)
Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
19 August 2008
08:30
Netherlands  4–2  Pakistan
Brouwer  41'
Taekema  46', 58'
Hertzberger  69'		 Report Imran  28'
Maqsood  65'
Umpires:
David Leiper (GBR)
Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
21 August 2008
11:00
New Zealand  4–2  Pakistan
Child  26'
H. Shaw  39', 53'
Brooks  43'		 Report Bilgrami  46'
Butt  56'
Umpires:
Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
Gary Simmonds (RSA)

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Siddique Umer 10 m air rifle 578 48 Did not advance
50 m rifle 3 positions 1116 49 Did not advance

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semiinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Adil Baig 50 m freestyle 25.66 74 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semiinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Kiran Khan 50 m freestyle 29.84 69 Did not advance

See also

References
  1. "Pakistan female athlete inputs spirit to Olympics", Xinhua, 31 July 2008.
  2. 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling, LA84 Foundation.


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