Muhammad Bashir (other)
Muhammad Bashir can refer to: * Muhammad Bashir (1935–2001), Pakistani wrestler * Muhammad Bashir (swimmer) (born 1935), Pakistani swimmer * Muhammad Bashir (weightlifter) (born 1930), Pakistani weightlifter * Muhammad Ahmed Bashir (born 1949), Pakistani hurdler * Mohammed al-Bashir (born 1983), 70th prime minister of Syria {{hndis, Bashir, Muhammad ...
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Muhammad Bashir
Mohammad Bashir () (10 March 1935, in Lahore – 24 June 2001, in Lahore) was a wrestler from Pakistan. His bronze medal in freestyle wrestling in the welterweight class (73 kg) at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome was Pakistan's first individual Olympic Games medal. Bashir is the only Pakistani wrestler to become an Olympic medalist. Career Bashir was a three-time gold medalist at the Commonwealth Games. He also won four medals in the Asian Games, including 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 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-e-Imtiaz medal in 1962 and the Pride of Performance Awa ...
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