Khawaja Muhammad Aslam (8 February 1922 – 23 July 2019) was a Pakistani athlete who represented Pakistan at the

1954 Asian Games The 1954 Asian Games (), officially known as the Second Asian Games – Manila 1954, were a multi-sport event held in Manila, Philippines, from May 1 to 9, 1954. A total of 970 athletes from 19 Asian National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed in ...

in athletics. He won the silver medal in the

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event with the time of 22 seconds. The gold medal also went to another Pakistani athlete, Muhammad Sharif Butt, with the time of 21.9 seconds. Aslam also competed in the 100m and 200m events, as well as the 4×100 m relay at 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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. He finished fifth in the

1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Vancouver, British Columbia, from 30 July to 7 August 1954. This was the fifth edition of the event that would eventually become known as the Commonwealth Games, the second post-war G ...

4×110 yards relay (with Abdul Aziz, Abdul Khaliq, and Muhammad Sharif Butt). In the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, in the 100 yards and the 220 yards event, Aslam could not advance beyond the heats. Aslam died on 23 July 2019 at the age of 97 in Pakistan. He was the father of Olympian

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player Khawaja Junaid.

Competition record

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1922 births 2019 deaths Pakistani male sprinters Olympic athletes for Pakistan Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Pakistan Asian Games silver medalists for Pakistan Asian Games athletes for Pakistan Medalists at the 1954 Asian Games 20th-century Pakistani sportsmen Asian Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) {{Pakistan-athletics-bio-stub