Sporting event delegation
Pakistan competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing , China . The country sent 21 athletes, including two women (Sadaf Siddiqui in athletics and Kiran Khan in swimming). The men's field hockey team comprised 16 players out of the Pakistani delegation.[1]
Men Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Abdul Rashid 110 m hurdles 14.52 8 Did not advance
Women Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Sadaf Siddiqui 100 m 12.41 7 Did not advance
Key Note –Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only Q = Qualified for the next round q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or , in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target NR = National record N/A = Round not applicable for the event Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round Pakistan's men's team qualified for the 2008 Games. In the group play, they won two and lost three matches, finishing fourth in the group. This qualified them for a match against New Zealand for 7th/8th place, which they lost. The team's final ranking for the tournament was 8th.
Roster The following is the Pakistani roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2]
Head Coach: Naveed Alam
Pakistan's team just before the group stage match against Australia. From the left: S. Akbar , Bilgrami , Saqlain , Warsi , Zubair , Imran , Abbasi , Rana , Rasool , W. Akbar , Javed , Waqas , Ahmed , Maqsood , Butt , Ashraf . Reserve:
Group play Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Amarjit Singh (MAS)
Umpires: Kim Hong-lae (KOR) David Leiper (GBR)
Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Gary Simmonds (RSA)
Umpires: Amarjit Singh (MAS) Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
Umpires: David Leiper (GBR) Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
Umpires: Kim Hong-lae (KOR) Gary Simmonds (RSA)
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