Sohail Abbas is a former Pakistani field hockey full-back born June 9, 1977, widely regarded as one of the greatest hockey players of all time and the highest goal scorer in modern turf hockey history, with 348 international goals across 311 caps for Pakistan. Known as the King of the drag flick for his accuracy and power on penalty corners, he represented Pakistan at four Hockey World Cups, in 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010, and three Summer Olympics, winning gold at the 2010 Asian Games among other continental honors, and he also played professionally in the Netherlands, Germany, Malaysia and India, most notably for Dutch club HC Rotterdam.
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Career HighlightHighest goal scorer in modern (artificial turf) hockey and second-highest goal scorer in field hockey history, with 348 international goals for Pakistan. 1 Classification
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Did Sohail Abbas ever win an Olympic medal?
No. His best Olympic finish was fourth place in 2000.
No. Olympedia records Sohail Abbas at three Olympic hockey tournaments with Pakistan, finishing fourth in 2000, fifth in 2004 and seventh in 2012. At the 2012 Games he carried the Pakistan flag at both the opening and closing ceremonies. His medals came elsewhere, with Asian Games bronze in 1998, Asian Games gold in 2010 and Commonwealth Games bronze in 2002.
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Sohail Abbas (born 9 June 1977) is a former professional field hockey player from Pakistan who played as a full-back for the Pakistan men's national field hockey team.
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Sohail Abbas (born 9 June 1977) is a former professional field hockey player from Pakistan who played as a full-back for the Pakistan men's national field hockey team.
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he is the highest goal scorer in modern hockey (artificial turf) and second highest goal scorer in field hockey with 348 international goals.
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Sohail Abbas (born 9 June 1977) is a former professional field hockey player from Pakistan who played as a full-back for the Pakistan men's national field hockey team.
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Sohail Abbas (born 9 June 1977) is a former professional field hockey player from Pakistan who played as a full-back for the Pakistan men's national field hockey team.
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He has represented his country at 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010 FIH Hockey World Cups and the 2000, 2004 and 2012 Summer Olympics being the top scorer for Pakistan at both the World Cups and Olympics.
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