Khwaja Zakauddin

Pakistani field hockey player (born 1936) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Khawaja Zakauddin (born 27 October 1936 in Jalandhar, Punjab, British India[1]) is a former field hockey forward from Pakistan who played from 1958 to 1966 . He represented Pakistan in 56 International matches and scored 26 goals in his career. In 2009, he was given Pride of Performance award, the highest civil award of Pakistan. After his retirement, he served as coach, chief selector and manager for Pakistan hockey at different times.[2]

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Khwaja Zakauddin
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Born27 October 1936 (1936-10-27) (age 89)[1]
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Pakistan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1964 TokyoTeam competition
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1958 TokyoTeam competition
Gold medal – first place1962 JakartaTeam competition
Silver medal – second place1966 BangkokTeam competition
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Pakistani hockey Olympian Touqir Dar is his son-in-law.[citation needed] Zakauddin has 4 sons: Kamran Zaka, Adnan Zaka, Imran Zaka, and Salmam Zaka.[citation needed]

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