Kaleemullah Khan (field hockey)

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Kaleemullah Khan
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Pakistan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Team

Kaleemullah Khan (also spelled Kalimulla; born 2 January 1958 in Bahawalpur) is a field hockey player from Pakistan. His brother Samiullah Khan, is also an award-winning hockey player.

A forward, Kaleemullah played between 1979 and 1986. He was capped 176 times with 97 goals. He was instrumental in Pakistan winning the Gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. It was Kaleemullah whose winning goal, in extra time, handed Pakistan victory in the 1984 Olympics final. He was also a key member of the Pakistan hockey team that won Gold in both the 1982 World Cup and the Asian Games, and scored goals in the final matches at both events.

Awards and recognition

Kaleemullah Khan received the Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1984.

See also

References

  1. ^ Famous Pakistani Sportsmen Retrieved 26 June 2021
  2. ^ Khurram Zia Khan (26 May 2012). "Game On: Remembering Pakistan's wonder years in hockey (Kaleemullah's goal crowned Pakistan as Olympic champions in 1984)". The Express Tribune (newspaper). Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  3. ^ Kaleemullah Khan to lead Customs hockey team in Sri Lanka The Nation (newspaper), Published 4 August 2009, Retrieved 26 June 2021
  4. ^ "Hockey". Pakistan Sports Board, Islamabad. Retrieved 3 August 2022.

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