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Tariq Aziz (field hockey, born 1938)

Tariq Aziz
Tariq Aziz in 1961. Under his captaincy, Pakistan won field hockey tournament during 1968 Summer Olympics.
Personal information
NationalityUnited Kingdom British Indian (1938-1947)
Pakistan Pakistani (1947-Present)
Born5 February 1938
Amritsar, British India
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionLeft-fullback

Dr Tariq Aziz (Urdu: طارق عزیز; born 5 February 1938) is a Pakistani former field hockey player. He won a Gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and a Silver medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[1] Aziz was born in Amritsar, British India.[2]

Education

Aziz graduated from CVS, Lahore, Pakistan in 1959 and did his masters (M.Sc.) from the University of Agriculture (Faisalabad) in 1966.

Career

He joined the University of Agriculture (Faisalabad), as instructor in 1962 and retired as professor of Veterinary Medicine in 1997.[1]

Awards and recognition

Retirement

Aziz announced retirement from international hockey on 31 December 1968.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "جب طارق عزیز نے ایئرمارشل نور خان کا مشورہ ٹالا اور پاکستان کو اولمپک چیمپیئن بنوایا". BBC News اردو (in Urdu). Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Profile of Tariq Aziz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  3. ^ Tariq Aziz's Pride of Performance Award on Pakistan Sports Board website, Retrieved 29 April 2017
  4. ^ رضى, رضى الدين; رضی, رضی الدین; شاكر, شاكر حسين (2006). پاكستان ٥٨ سال: ١٤ - اگست ١٩٤٧ء سے ١٤ اگست ٢٠٠٥ء تک (in Urdu). سنگ ميل پبلى كيشنز،. ISBN 978-969-35-0832-1.