Muhammad Nadeem
Pakistani field hockey player
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Muhammad Nadeem Ahmed (also Muhammad Nadeem, Urdu: محمد ندیم احمد; born 5 March 1972 in Gojra, Punjab) is a retired Pakistani field hockey player.[1] He represented Pakistan in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004), and served as a full-fledged member of the national field hockey team and also captained the side once.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Muhammad Nadeem Ahmed |
Nickname | ND |
| Nationality |  Pakistan |
| Born | 5 March 1972 |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Field hockey |
| Coached by | Aitchison College |
Nadeem made his official debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he and the Pakistanis missed a chance to claim a bronze medal against the Aussies in the men's field hockey tournament with an official score of 3–6.[2][3]
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Nadeem qualified for the second time as a member of the Pakistani squad in the men's field hockey after receiving a wild card invitation from the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Madrid, Spain.[4] Narrowly missing out a slot for the semifinals by two points, Nadeem helped the Pakistanis scored a goal of 4–2 to defeat the notorious New Zealand team in the fifth place classification match.[5] Serving as the team captain in field hockey, Nadeem was also appointed by the Pakistan Olympic Association to carry the Pakistani flag in the opening ceremony.[6]
Shortly after his second Olympics, Nadeem announced his official retirement from international hockey after intense pressures escalated him from the team's fifth-place finish at the concluded Games.[7]
