Muhammad Ramzan Ali (born 13 December 1932) is a Pakistani

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who competed in the

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and

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 25 August to 11 September 1960 in Rome, Italy. Rome had previously been awar ...

Career

Ali represented Pakistan in both the long and triple jumps at the

. At the

1958 Asian Games The 1958 Asian Games, officially the Third Asian Games () and commonly known as Tokyo 1958 (), were a multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 May to 1 June 1958. It was governed by the Asian Games Federation. A total of 1,820 athletes repr ...

, he won bronze medals in the 4 x 100 metres relay and long jump. He also won a bronze medal in the long jump at the 1958 British Commonwealth Games in Cardiff. At the

, Ali again represented Pakistan in the long jump and was also a member of their 4x 100 metres relay team. His personal best in the long jump, 7.43m, was set in 1960.

Personal life

Like many of the early competitors in Pakistani athletics, Ramzan served in the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ali, Muhammad Ramzan 1932 births Living people Pakistani male sprinters Pakistani male long jumpers Pakistani male triple jumpers Olympic athletes for Pakistan Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Asian Games bronze medalists for Pakistan Asian Games athletes for Pakistan Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 Asian Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Pakistan Sportspeople from Ludhiana Athletes from Punjab, India Medalists at the 1958 Asian Games 20th-century Pakistani sportsmen Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games People from Punjab Province (British India) Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in athletics Asian Games bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)