Ayaz Mahmood (born May 24, 1964) is a former field hockey player, coach and Olympic champion for Pakistan. Born in Karachi, Pakistan, he has been a known center-halfs for Pakistan and won the field hockey gold medal in the

1984 Los Angeles Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...

. Ayaz Mahmood started his career in 1980 and represented Pakistan until 1988. During his career the Pakistan team won many events with a Gold, Silver & Bronze medals. After his retirement from his hockey career he has been affiliated with

Pakistan Hockey Federation The Pakistan Hockey Federation () is the governing body for the sport of field hockey in Pakistan. It is affiliated with the International Hockey Federation (FIH), Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) and Pakistan Sports Board (PSB). Management posit ...

as a coach for Pakistan's Junior and Senior teams. Currently, he is one of the selectors for Pakistan hockey team. Ayaz Mahmood's father Mahmood-ul Hassan also represented Pakistan internationally and was a member of Pakistan's hockey team at the country's two first Olympics – the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ...

and the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in ...

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* 1964 births Living people Pakistani male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Pakistan Field hockey players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Pakistan Olympic medalists in field hockey Field hockey players from Karachi Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1986 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in field hockey Asian Games silver medalists for Pakistan Asian Games field hockey players for Pakistan Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games 20th-century Pakistani sportsmen {{Pakistan-fieldhockey-bio-stub