Naseer Bunda

Naseer Ahmed Bunda (15 May 1932 – 20 March 1993) was a field hockey player from Pakistan. He was born in Rawalpindi. Naseer Bunda was one of ten brothers and one sister. Two of his brothers died in infancy.

Naseer Bunda

Personal information
Full name	Naseer Ahmed Bunda
Born	(1932-05-15)15 May 1932 Rawalpindi, Punjab, British India
Died	20 March 1993 (aged 60) Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing  Pakistan Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne Team competition 1960 Rome Team competition Asian Games 1962 Jakarta Team competition

Naseer's brother, Rasheed Ahmed, was also active in sports, representing both the Pakistan national hockey team and PIA. Two of Naseer's sons, Nasir Naseer and Asif Naseer, followed in their father's footsteps, playing for both the Pakistan national team and Pakistan Customs.

Naseer Bunda was awarded the President's Award for Pride of Performance, the Helms Award from the USA, and the Sitara-e-Imtiaz from Pakistan. He made his debut in the national hockey team in 1954 during the visit of the West German team to Pakistan. He played in the Melbourne Olympics in 1956, the Asian Games in Tokyo in 1958, the Rome Olympics in 1960, and the tour of Malaya and Singapore in 1961. At the Asian Games in Jakarta in 1962 he earned two gold medals.

At the Rome Olympics in 1960, he scored the only goal of the 1960 Olympics hockey final against India, winning the country’s first Olympic gold medal and ensuring him an "immortal status in Pakistan’s sports history".^[1]

He was the captain of the Attock Oil Company hockey club. In his international career, he scored 43 goals in 44 appearances for Pakistan.

Naseer Bunda was awarded the Pride of Performance award by the Government of Pakistan in 1962.^[2][3][4]

Naseer Bunda Hockey Stadium at Islamabad is named after him.^[5]