Abdul Hamid Hamidi was a Pakistani field hockey player, born on 7 January 1927 in Bannu and died on 11 July 2019 in Rawalpindi at the age of 92. He scored 48 international goals in 55 appearances for Pakistan, won a silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics and captained the Pakistani team that won the gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics. After he retired from competition he managed the national team on several occasions, including at the 1966 and 1970 Asian Games, and served as secretary general of the Pakistan Hockey Federation. He received the Pride of Performance Award for Sports in 1960.
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was a field hockey player from Pakistan
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He won silver medal at 1956 Summer Olympics
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captain of the gold medal-winning national team at 1960 Summer Olympics
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captain of the gold medal-winning national team at 1960 Summer Olympics
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