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Khalid Hamid

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Khalid Hamid
Personal information
NationalityPakistani
Born (1962-10-18) 18 October 1962 (age 62)[1]
Gujranwala
SpouseMrs Judat khalid
ChildrenDaughter = Shazaq Khalid (Doctor) Son = Roshaan Khalid (Mechanical Engineer)
Sport
SportField hockey
Medal record
Men's Field hockey
Representing  Pakistan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Los Angeles Team
Asia Cup
Gold medal – first place 1985 Asia Cup Team
World Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place 1983 World Champions Trophy Team
Silver medal – second place 1984 World Champions Trophy Team
Silver medal – second place 1988 World Champions Trophy Team

Khalid Hamid (born 18 October 1962) is a field hockey player from Pakistan.[2] He was born in Gujranwala. He won a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He joined the Pakistan National Hockey team in 1980. He played India vs Pakistan test series in 1981, Puma Trophy 1981 in Frankfurt, Peugeot Trophy 1981 in Amsterdam, 2nd Junior World Cup 1982 at Kuala Lampur, King Azlan Shah trophy 1983 at Kuala Lampur, Top 10 Nations Hockey tournament in 1983 at Hong Kong, World Champions Trophy Tournament in 1983, 1984 & 1988. He also represented Pakistan in the 3rd Asia Cup in 1985 Dhaka, India vs Pakistan test series 1988, Seoul Olympics 1988 and many more other international events. He capped 150 times and scored 20 goals.

In recognition of his services to Pakistan in the game of hockey, he was awarded Presidential Medal for Pride of Performance (صدارتی تمغۂ برائے حسنِ کارکردگی) in 1988 by the Government of Pakistan. After end of his playing career, he started coaching Pakistan hockey team. He also coached UAE field hockey clubs and Qatar hockey team. Pakistan Hockey Federation appointed him selector for four years to select the national senior and junior teams. He worked for Pakistan International Airlines' commercial department and remained posted as country manager PIA Doha (Qatar). On transfer back to Pakistan, he was posted as regional manager PIA Head Office in Karachi.

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  1. ^ Khalid Hamid at Olympedia
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Khalid Hamid". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
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