Pakistan at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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| Pakistan at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | PAK |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of Pakistan |
| Website | www |
| in London | |
| Competitors | 21 in 4 sports |
| Flag bearer | Sohail Abbas |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Pakistan competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's 16th appearance at the Olympics.
The Pakistan Olympic Association sent a total of 23 athletes, 21 men and two women, to compete in four different sports. Men's field hockey was the only team sport in which Pakistan had its representation in these Olympic games.
Pakistan made their Olympic debut at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom and they had appeared at every Summer Olympics since except for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union. The 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom marked Pakistan's 16th appearance at the Summer Olympics.[1]
Competitors
In total, 23 athletes represented Pakistan at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom across four different sports.[2]
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
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| Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Field hockey | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Shooting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 21 | 2 | 23 |
Athletics
In total, two Pakistani athletes participated in the athletics events – Liaquat Ali in the men's 100 m and Rabia Ashiq in the women's 800 m.[2]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Liaquat Ali | 100 m | 10.90 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Rabia Ashiq | 800 m | 2:17.39 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
Field hockey
In total, 18 Pakistani athletes participated in the field hockey events – Sohail Abbas, Shakeel Abbasi, Fareed Ahmed, Waseem Ahmed, Muhammad Umar Bhutta, Rehan Butt, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Irfan, Abdul Haseem Khan, Rashid Mehmood, Shafqat Rasool, Muhammad Rizwan Sr., Muhammad Rizwan Jr., Imran Shah, Muhammad Tousiq and Muhammad Waqas in the men's tournament. [2]
- Group play
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Australia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 11 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Great Britain (H) |
5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Spain |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 8 | Fifth place game |
| 4 |  Pakistan |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 7 | Seventh place game |
| 5 |  Argentina |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 4 | Ninth place game |
| 6 |  South Africa |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 1 | Eleventh place game |
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