Shahid Ali Khan (field hockey)

Shahid Ali Khan (Urdu: شاہد علی خان) (born 26 December 1964) is a retired field hockey goalkeeper from Pakistan, who won the gold medal with the Men's National Team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and later became the Pakistan's goal keeping coach.[1][2][3]

Shahid Ali Khan
Personal information
Born26 December 1964 (1964-12-26) (age 58)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Pakistan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles[1] Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona[1] Team competition

Eight years later, he earned the bronze medal in Barcelona, Spain.[2] At the age of 18, in 1982, he saved a penalty stroke to save Pakistan from defeat in the Final of World Cup. He was considered a top goalkeeper in field hockey, and was capped 135 times.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Profile of Shahid Ali Khan". Sports-reference.com website. 28 August 2009. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  2. "Olympic medals of Shahid Ali Khan". databaseOlympics.com website. 1 February 2007. Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  3. Shahid Ali Khan new Pakistan coach International Hockey Federation website, Published 16 February 2009, Retrieved 22 June 2021
  4. "Pak name Shahid Ali Khan as new hockey coach". Hindustan Times. IANS. 14 February 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
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