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| Full name | Naseer Ahmed Bunda |
| Born | (1932-05-15)15 May 1932 |
| Died | 20 March 1993 (aged 60) Rawalpindi,Pakistan |
Naseer Ahmed Bunda (15 May 1932 – 20 March 1993) was afield hockey player fromPakistan. He was born inRawalpindi. Naseer Bunda was one of ten brothers and one sister. Two of his brothers died in infancy.
Naseer's brother, Rasheed Ahmed, was also active in sports, representing both thePakistan national hockey team and PIA. Two of Naseer's sons, Nasir Naseer and Asif Naseer, followed in their father's footsteps, playing for both the Pakistan national team and Pakistan Customs.
Naseer Bunda was awarded the President's Award for Pride of Performance, the Helms Award from the USA, and theSitara-e-Imtiaz from Pakistan. He made his debut in the national hockey team in 1954 during the visit of the West German team to Pakistan. He played in the Melbourne Olympics in 1956, the Asian Games in Tokyo in 1958, the Rome Olympics in 1960, and the tour of Malaya and Singapore in 1961. At the Asian Games in Jakarta in 1962 he earned two gold medals.
At the Rome Olympics in 1960, he scored the only goal of the 1960 Olympics hockey final against India, winning the country’s first Olympic gold medal and ensuring him an "immortal status in Pakistan’s sports history".[1]
He was the captain of the Attock Oil Company hockey club. In his international career, he scored 43 goals in 44 appearances for Pakistan.
Naseer Bunda was awarded the Pride of Performance award by the Government of Pakistan in 1962.[2][3][4]
Naseer Bunda Hockey Stadium at Islamabad is named after him.[5]
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