Muhammad Iqbal (athlete)

Muhammad Iqbal (12 July 1927 - March 1996) was a Pakistani hammer thrower who competed in the 1952, 1956, and 1960 Summer Olympics.^[1] He is regarded as one of the most renowned hammer throwers in Pakistan’s history.^[2]

Muhammad Iqbal

Personal information
Nationality	Pakistani
Born	(1927-07-12)12 July 1927[1] Murid, Sindh, Pakistan[1]
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight	97 kg (214 lb)[1]
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Hammer throw
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing  Pakistan Event 1st 2nd 3rd Asian Games 1 1 1 Commonwealth Games 1 1 1 Total 2 2 2 Commonwealth Games 1954 Vancouver Hammer throw 1958 Cardiff Hammer throw 1966 Kingston Hammer throw Asian Games 1958 Tokyo Hammer throw 1954 Manila Hammer throw 1962 Jakarta Hammer throw

Biography

Like many Pakistani athletes in the country's early years, Iqbal was an employee in the Pakistan Army. He also participated in the World Military Games.^[2]

Iqbal won the silver medal at the 1954 Asian Games held in Manila. At the 1958 Asian Games, in Tokyo, his gold-medal-winning throw of 60.96 metres was an Asian Games record.^[2]

Iqbal qualified for the finals in both the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics, where he finished 11th and 12th respectively.^[2]

At the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta, Iqbal secured the bronze medal.^[2]

Iqbal also participated in four consecutive Commonwealth Games. In the 1954 edition, he won the gold at Vancouver, followed by a silver at Cardiff in 1958. He missed out on a medal in 1962 but secured another bronze at Kingston in 1966 at the age of 39.^[2]

Iqbal finished runner-up three times behind Mike Ellis at the British AAA Championships in 1958, 1959 and 1960.^[3][4][5]

See also

• List of Pakistani records in athletics
• Athletics in Pakistan
• Pakistan at the Olympics