Akhtarul Islam
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Olympian Akhtar ul Islam (اختر الاسلام; born 1 January 1947) is a Pakistani former field hockey player of the Pakistan national team from 1967 to 1975. He is best known for scoring the goal in the final of the inaugural Hockey World Cup held in Spain in 1971. This goal proved to be the decider of the game, giving Pakistan the distinction of being the first nation to win the Hockey World Cup.
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1948-07-21
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- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- British Raj
- Participant in
- 1972 Summer Olympics
- Sport
- field hockey
- Mass
- 85
- Height
- 185
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- date of birth
- 1947-01-01
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Olympian Akhtar ul Islam (اختر الاسلام; born 1 January 1947) is a Pakistani former field hockey player of the Pakistan national team from 1967 to 1975. He is best known for scoring the goal in the final of the inaugural Hockey World Cup held in Spain in 1971. This goal proved to be the decider of the game, giving Pakistan the distinction of being the first nation to win the Hockey World Cup.
Akhtar ul Islam was positioned in the defensive line, being known as 'the lion' due to his strong built, making it difficult for opposing team members to make their way past him.
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