Abdul Khaliq(athlete)
March 1933 – 10 March
1988) "The Flying bird of Asia" as called by was a Pakistani sprinter
who won 36 International Gold Medals, 15 International Silver Medals & 12
International Bronze Medals for Pakistan.[2] He competed in 100m, 200m and 4 x
100 metres relay. He participated in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and 1960
Rome Olympics and also i Abdul Khaliq صوبیدارعبدالخالق پرندہ ایشیاء)(Subedar
Abdul Khaliq, Parinda e Asia) (23 n 1954 Asian Games & 1958 Asian Games. He was included in the top
seven athletes of the time. His younger brother, Captain
Abdul Malik also participated 1960
Rome Olympics. He was born in a small village "Jand" in district ChakwalPunjab Pakistan and died on 10 March
1988 in Rawalpindi.
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| ABDUL KHALIQ |
Medals (International)
|
Sr. No.
|
Year
|
Venue
|
Country
|
Competitions
|
Event
|
Medal
|
Time
|
|
Represented Pakistan
|
|||||||
|
1
|
1954
|
Manila
|
Philippines
|
2nd Asian Games
|
100m
|
Gold
|
10.6sec
(New Asian Record) |
|
2
|
1954
|
Manila
|
Philippines
|
2nd Asian Games
|
4*100m
|
Silver
|
41.5 sec
|
|
3
|
1954
|
Madawala
|
England
|
Triangular Meet
|
100m
|
Gold
|
|
|
4
|
1956
|
Delhi
|
India
|
Pakistan vs India
|
100m
|
Gold
|
10.4sec
(New Asian Record)
(New Pakistan Record)
|
|
5
|
1956
|
Delhi
|
India
|
Pakistan vs India
|
200m
|
Gold
|
21.4sec
(New Asian Record)
(New Pakistan Record)
|
|
6
|
1956
|
Delhi
|
India
|
Pakistan vs India
|
4*100m
|
Silver
|
|
|
7
|
1956
|
Berlin
|
Germany
|
International Military
Track and Field Championship |
100m
|
Bronze
|
10.4sec
|
|
8
|
1956
|
Berlin
|
Germany
|
International Military
Track and Field Championship |
200m
|
Bronze
|
21.4/10sec
|
|
9
|
1956
|
England
|
England
|
Pakistan Athlatics
Training Programme |
100y
|
Gold
|
10.1sec
|
|
10
|
1956
|
London
|
England
|
England National Competitions
|
100m
|
Silver
|
|
|
11
|
1956
|
Edenburgh
|
Highland
|
Highland Games
|
100y
|
Gold
|
|
|
12
|
1956
|
Kelang
|
Australia
|
International Meet Australia
|
200m
|
Silver
|
|
|
13
|
1956
|
Vicotria
|
Australia
|
Victorian Relay Championship
|
100m
|
Gold
|
10.4 sec
|
|
13
|
1956
|
Vicotria
|
Australia
|
Victorian Relay Championship
|
4* 100m
|
Gold
|
41.6 sec
|
|
13
|
1956
|
Bandigo
|
Australia
|
International Meet Australia
|
100m
|
Bronze
|
|
|
14
|
1956
|
England
|
England
|
Victorian Open Competitions
|
100m
|
Gold
|
|
|
15
|
1957
|
White City
|
England
|
London vs New York
|
100y
|
Gold
|
|
|
16
|
1957
|
White City
|
England
|
London vs New York
|
100m
|
Gold
|
10.6sec
|
|
17
|
1957
|
Glasgow
|
England
|
Rangers Meet
|
120y
|
Gold
|
11.6sec
|
|
18
|
1957
|
Glasgow
|
England
|
Rangers Meet
|
220y
|
Gold
|
21.8sec
|
|
19
|
1957
|
Manchester
|
England
|
International Competitions
|
100y
|
Gold
|
9.6sec
|
|
20
|
1957
|
Manchester
|
England
|
Open Meet
|
100y
|
Gold
|
|
|
21
|
1957
|
Dublin
|
England
|
Irish International Meet
|
100y
|
Gold
|
|
|
22
|
1957
|
Tehran
|
Iran
|
Pak Iran Competitions
|
100m
|
Gold
|
10.8sec
|
|
23
|
1957
|
Tehran
|
Iran
|
Pak Iran Competitions
|
200m
|
Gold
|
22sec
|
|
24
|
1957
|
Tehran
|
Iran
|
Pak Iran Competitions
|
4*100m
|
Gold
|
40.8sec
|
|
25
|
1957
|
Aten
|
Greece
|
World Military Meet Athens
|
100m
|
Silver
|
|
|
26
|
1957
|
Edinburgh
|
Scotland
|
Highland Games
|
100y
|
Gold
|
9.9sec
|
|
27
|
1958
|
Tokyo
|
Japan
|
Japan International
|
100m
|
Silver
|
|
|
28
|
1958
|
Hong Kong
|
China
|
International Meet
|
100m
|
Gold
|
|
|
29
|
1958
|
Tokyo
|
Japan
|
3rd Asian Games
|
100m
|
Gold
|
10.9sec
|
|
30
|
1958
|
Tokyo
|
Japan
|
3rd Asian Games
|
200m
|
Silver
|
21.7sec
|
|
31
|
1958
|
Tokyo
|
Japan
|
3rd Asian Games
|
4*100m
|
Bronze
|
41.5
|
|
32
|
1958
|
Edinburgh
|
Scotland
|
Dual Empire Games
|
100y
|
Bronze
|
9.9sec
|
|
33
|
1959
|
Bradford
|
England
|
International Meet England
|
100y
|
Gold
|
10.1sec
|
|
34
|
1959
|
Bradford
|
England
|
International Meet England
|
220y
|
Silver
|
|
|
35
|
1959
|
Bright Hill
|
England
|
International Meet England
|
100y
|
Gold
|
|
|
36
|
1959
|
Delin
|
Irish
|
Irish International Meet
|
100m
|
Gold
|
|
|
37
|
1959
|
Delin
|
Irish
|
Irish International Meet
|
200m
|
Gold
|
|
|
38
|
1959
|
Cardif
|
Wales
|
Wales International
|
100m
|
Gold
|
|
|
39
|
1959
|
Cardif
|
Wales
|
Wales International
|
200m
|
Gold
|
|
|
40
|
1959
|
Glasgow
|
England
|
International Meet
|
120y
|
Gold
|
11.6sec
|
|
41
|
1959
|
Malmo
|
Sweden
|
International Meet
|
100m
|
Silver
|
|
|
42
|
1959
|
Malmo
|
Sweden
|
International Meet
|
200m
|
Silver
|
|
|
43
|
1959
|
Gavel
|
Sweden
|
International Meet
|
200m
|
Silver
|
21.9sec
|
|
44
|
1959
|
Stockholm
|
Sweden
|
International Meet
|
100m
|
Silver
|
10.7sec
|
|
45
|
1959
|
Stockholm
|
Sweden
|
International Meet
|
200m
|
Bronze
|
21.6sec
|
|
46
|
1959
|
Boras
|
Sweden
|
International Meet
|
200m
|
Gold
|
|
|
47
|
1959
|
Gothenburgh
|
Sweden
|
International Meet
|
100m
|
Silver
|
21.8sec
|
|
48
|
1959
|
Edinburgh
|
Highland
|
Highland Games
|
100m
|
Silver
|
|
|
49
|
1959
|
Dublin
|
Ireland
|
International Track and Field Meet
|
220y
|
Gold
|
22.2sec
|
|
50
|
1959
|
Cardif
|
Wales
|
International Dual Meet
|
100y
|
Bronze
|
10sec
|
|
51
|
1959
|
Cardif
|
Wales
|
International Dual Meet
|
220y
|
Bronze
|
|
|
52
|
1959
|
Maimoe
|
Sweden
|
International Meet
|
100m
|
Bronze
|
|
|
53
|
1960
|
Lahore
|
Pakistan
|
First youth Festival
and Trianguler International Meet |
100m
|
Gold
|
10.4sec
|
|
54
|
1960
|
Lahore
|
Pakistan
|
First youth Festival
and Trianguler International Meet |
200m
|
Bronze
|
|
|
55
|
1960
|
Lahore
|
Pakistan
|
First youth Festival
and Trianguler International Meet |
4*100m
|
Gold
|
41.5sec
|
|
56
|
1960
|
Medawala
|
England
|
International Games
|
200m
|
Gold
|
|
|
57
|
1960
|
Cario
|
Egypt
|
Egypt International Games
|
100m
|
Gold
|
|
|
58
|
1960
|
Cario
|
Egypt
|
Egypt International Games
|
200m
|
Gold
|
|
|
59
|
1962
|
Holand
|
Holand
|
World Military Games
|
100m
|
Bronze
|
|
|
60
|
1962
|
Ipoh
|
Malaysia
|
International Meet
|
100m
|
Silver
|
|
|
61
|
1962
|
Ipoh
|
Malaysia
|
International Meet
|
200m
|
Bronze
|
22.1sec
|
Running statistics
|
Event
|
Year
|
Venue
|
Time
|
|
100y
|
1957
|
Manchester
|
9.6
|
|
100y
|
1957
|
Edinburgh(Scotland)
|
9.9
|
|
100y
|
1958
|
Edinburgh(Scotland)
|
9.9
|
|
100m
|
1959
|
Rawalpindi
|
10.2
|
|
100m
|
1956
|
Abottabad
|
10.2
|
|
100m
|
1957
|
Sialkot
|
10.3
|
|
100m
|
1954
|
Delhi
|
10.4
|
|
100m
|
1956
|
Berlin(Germini)
|
10.4
|
|
100m
|
1960
|
Lahore (Pakistan)
|
10.4
|
|
100m
|
1956
|
Manila
|
10.6
|
|
100m
|
1957
|
White city (England)
|
10.6
|
|
100m
|
1958
|
Tokyo (Japan)
|
10.6
|
|
100m
|
1957
|
Tehran(Iran)
|
10.8
|
|
120y
|
1957
|
Glasgow (England)
|
11.6
|
|
120y
|
1959
|
Glasgow (England)
|
11.6
|
|
200m
|
1956
|
Abottabad
|
20.8
|
|
200m
|
1956
|
Melborne
|
21.1
|
|
200m
|
1954
|
Delhi (India)
|
21.4
|
|
200m
|
1959
|
Stockholm(Sweden)
|
21.6
|
|
200m
|
1956
|
Berlin(Germini)
|
21.4
|
|
220y
|
1958
|
London
|
21.5
|
|
220y
|
1958
|
Glasgow (England)
|
21.8
|
We have to remember our heroes that work for
Pakistan glory and prosperity . because they work for Pakistan and give their
best to Pakistan
India has immortalised its legend Milkha Singh by making
a movie on his life but in Jand Awan village, family members of Khaliq ask,
“Has Khaliq run in vain”?
