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Lala Abdul Rashid or Abdul Rashid (1 June 1922 – 8 March 1988) was a member of Pakistan's
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winning 1960 Olympic
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team. He played as a
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throughout the tournament.


Early life and education

Born in
Rawalpindi Rawalpindi is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, third-largest city in the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is a commercial and industrial hub, being the list of cities in P ...
,
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on 1 June 1922, he originated from a Kashmiri Butt family whose parents migrated from
Kashmir Kashmir ( or ) is the Northwestern Indian subcontinent, northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term ''Kashmir'' denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir P ...
in the early 1900s. He studied at Denny's High School in Rawalpindi and then joined Gordon College in the same city, where he played hockey. After graduation, he was selected to play for
University of Punjab The University of the Punjab (UoP) is a public research university in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Founded in 1882, its international influence has made it one of the most prestigious universities in South Asia; being the oldest and largest publ ...
,
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and played for them in 1942.


International career

Abdul Rashid represented Pakistan at the Olympics and was part of the team that won the gold medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics. During the whole tournament only one goal was scored against Pakistan whereas Lala Abdul Rashid was able to stop all the scoring efforts by other teams. Pakistan won the Olympics gold in field hockey for the first time since
independence of Pakistan The Pakistan Movement was a religiopolitical and social movement that emerged in the early 20th century as part of a campaign that advocated the creation of an Islamic state in parts of what was then British Raj. It was rooted in the two-nation th ...
in 1947. Abdul Rashid also served as the team coach of Pakistan in the late 1970s. He also held the position of
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general manager for few months, but quickly stepped down. He was highly respected in the hockey world and was instrumental in raising field hockey's profile to an international level, winning an emerging player award in 1960. Abdul Rashid died in Rawalpindi on 8 March 1988 at the age of 65.


Awards and recognition

*
Pride of Performance The Pride of Performance (), officially known as the Presidential Pride of Performance, is an award bestowed by the Pakistan, Islamic Republic of Pakistan to recognize people with "notable achievements in the field of art, science, literature, sp ...
Award by the
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in 1970.Lala Abdul Rashid's award info on Pakistan Sports Board website
Retrieved 15 May 2021


See also

* Muhammad Rashid (field hockey, born 1941)


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Abdul Rashid, Lala 1922 births 1988 deaths Field hockey players from Rawalpindi Field hockey players at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Pakistan Pakistani male field hockey players Olympic medalists in field hockey Recipients of the Pride of Performance Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Pakistan Government Gordon College alumni 20th-century Pakistani sportsmen