Muhammad Iqbal (athlete)

Pakistani hammer thrower (1927–1996)

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

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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

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]

## Biography

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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]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Muhammad Iqbal". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
2. ^ a b c d e f "The Golden Age of Pakistani Athletics: The 50s and the 60s | Sports | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
3. ^ "Ibbotson quits... Pirie flops". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 13 July 1958. Retrieved 2 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
5. ^ "AAA Championships (men)". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2 May 2025.

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Commonwealth Games champions in men's hammer throw

* 1930:  Malcolm Nokes (ENG)
* 1934:  Malcolm Nokes (ENG)
* 1938:  George Sutherland (CAN)
* 1950:  Duncan Clark (SCO)
* 1954:  Muhammad Iqbal (PAK)
* 1958:  Mike Ellis (ENG)
* 1962:  Howard Payne (ENG)
* 1966:  Howard Payne (ENG)
* 1970:  Howard Payne (ENG)
* 1974:  Ian Chipchase (ENG)
* 1978:  Peter Farmer (AUS)
* 1982:  Robert Weir (ENG)
* 1986:  Dave Smith (ENG)
* 1990:  Sean Carlin (AUS)
* 1994:  Sean Carlin (AUS)
* 1998:  Stuart Rendell (AUS)
* 2002:  Michael Jones (ENG)
* 2006:  Stuart Rendell (AUS)
* 2010:  Chris Harmse (RSA)
* 2014:  Jim Steacy (CAN)
* 2018:  Nick Miller (ENG)
* 2022:  Nick Miller (ENG)

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Asian Games champions in men's hammer throw

* 1951: Fumio Kamamoto (JPN)
* 1954: Yoshio Kojima (JPN)
* 1958: Muhammad Iqbal (PAK)
* 1962: Noboru Okamoto (JPN)
* 1966: Takeo Sugawara (JPN)
* 1970–86: Shigenobu Murofushi (JPN)
* 1990–94: Bi Zhong (CHN)
* 1998–2002: Koji Murofushi (JPN)
* 2006–14: Dilshod Nazarov (TJK)
* 2018: Ashraf Amgad El-Seify (QAT)
* 2022: Wang Qi (CHN)

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