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Saleem Sherwani (field hockey goalkeeper)

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Saleem Sherwani
Personal information
Born4 January 1951 (1951-01-04) (age 73)
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Pakistan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal Team competition
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1970 Bangkok Team competition
Gold medal – first place 1974 Tehran Team competition

Saleem Sherwani (Urdu: ﺳﻠﯿﻢ ﺷﻴﺮوﺍﻧﻰ; born 4 January 1951) is a former field hockey goalkeeper from Pakistan Men's National Hockey Team. He won the silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany and bronze medal in 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.[1]

His active years were from 1969 to 1979. He was capped 91 times during his career.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Saleem Sherwani profile". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  2. ^ "279 Players Who Represented Pakistan National Team in International Hockey (scroll down to read Saleem Sherwani under title 'Goal Keepers')". Pakistan Hockey Federation website. 17 December 2002. Archived from the original on 6 February 2003. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
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