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Abdul Khaliq (athlete)

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Abdul Khaliq
Personal information
NicknameThe Flying Bird of Asia[1]
Born(1933-03-23)23 March 1933
Jand Awan, Punjab, British India
(present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
Died10 March 1988(1988-03-10) (aged 54)
Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Sport
CountryPakistan
SportTrack and field
Event(s)100m, 200m, 4*100m, 100y, 110y, 200y, 220y,
Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Pakistan
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games – – –
World Championships – – –
Asian Games 2 2 1
Commonwealth Games – – –
Total 2 2 1
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1954 Manila 100m
Silver medal – second place 1954 Manila 4x100 m relay
Gold medal – first place 1958 Tokyo 100m
Silver medal – second place 1958 Tokyo 200m
Bronze medal – third place 1958 Tokyo 4x100 m relay
Military career
Allegiance Pakistan
Years of service1948–1978
Battles/warsIndo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
AwardsPride of Performance

Subedar Abdul Khaliq (Punjabi, Urdu: عبد الخالق; 23 March 1933 – 10 March 1988),[2] also known as Parinda-e-Asia (Urdu for The Flying Bird of Asia),[1] was a Pakistani sprinter from 8 Medium Regiment Artillery who won 36 international gold medals, 15 international silver medals, and 12 International bronze medals for Pakistan.[3] He competed in the 100m, 200m, and 4 x 100 meters relay. He participated in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and the 1960 Rome Olympics. He also participated in the 1954 Asian Games and the 1958 Asian Games. During the 1956 Indo-Pak Meet held in Delhi, Abdul Khaliq was first referred to as "The Flying Bird of Asia" by the Prime Minister of India of the time, Jawaharlal Nehru, who was reportedly captivated by his performance during the event.[1]

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International career

1954

1954 Asian Games

In the 1954 Asian Games Abdul Khaliq set a new Asian Games record of 100 meters in 10.6 seconds by beating the previous record of 10.8 seconds, held by Lavy Pinto of India in 1951. Abdul Khaliq was dubbed as Fastest Man of Asia.[4][5] Abdul Khaliq won Gold and Silver Medal from 100-meter and 4 × 100 m relay race respectively in the 1954 Asian Games.

Commonwealth and British Empire Games

Abdul Khaliq was a 100-yard semi-finalist and a 4x110-yards finalist in the 1954 Commonwealth and British Games.[3]

1955

  • Represented the World Military Games at Athens (Greece).

1956

Indo-Pak Meet at Delhi

Abdul Khaliq created new Asian records in both the 100- and 200-meter events. The Indian Prime Minister at the time, Jawaharlal Nehru, also chief guest, dubbed him "The Flying Bird of Asia" for his record-setting performance.[6] Abdul Khaliq won the 100 meter dash by defeating Indian athlete V.K. Rai, winning the 100m Gold medal with a time of 10.4-second. Abdul Khaliq also won the 200 meter race and defeated Lavy Pinto of India and created a new record by clocking in 21.4 seconds.[3]

World Military Games at Berlin

Abdul Khaliq Finished third in the final of the 100-meter, with 10.4 seconds, equal to his Delhi timing.[3][7] He won the 100, 200, and 4x100 meter bronze medals.

Pakistan Athletics Training Program in England

Abdul Khaliq defeated Britain Number 1 and Number 2, Shaton and Spooner, in both sprints.[3][7][8] He won the 100-yard in 10.1 sec at an international meet in high land games on a turf track which was rendered wet due to incessant rains in the morning. Here, he defeated athletes from 15 countries in Europe.

Victorian Relay Championship

Abdul Khaliq ran a 100-meter race in 10.4 seconds, equaling the Australian National record at Olympic Park. Khaliq's was only one-tenth of a second outside of Bobby Morrow's Gold Medal in the Olympic Games' 100 meter final. He won the 100 meter gold medal and the 4x100 yd gold medal.

Melbourne Olympics

In 1956, Abdul Khaliq was a semi-finalist in both 100 meter and 200 meter races. Khaliq's time in 200 meter race, 21.1 seconds achieved 4th position in the semi-finals. This performance of Khaliq's put him top seven athletes of the Olympics. On 24 November 1956, the day of the semi-finals and the final of the 100m in the Olympics, Abdul Khaliq ran two hard races on the same day as "Anchor Man" for the winning Pakistan team in the 4x110-yard in the Victorian Relay Championship before tackling the 100m dash of the semi-final. With Khaliq running the last leg, the Pakistan team extended a lead of 10 yards in the final clocking 41.6 seconds in the Victorian championship, which was one-tenth of a second outside of the national record held by the Australian Olympics team.[9][3][7][10][11][12][13][14]

Final Standing in Melbourne Olympics

Rank Athlete Age Team NOC Medal
1 Bobby Joe Morrow 21 United States USA Gold
2 Thane Baker 25 United States USA Silver
3 Hec Hogan 25 Australia AUS Bronze
4 Ira Murchison 23 United States USA
5 Manfred Germar 21 Germany GER
6 Mike Agostini 21 Trinidad and Tobago TTO
4 h1 r3/4 Abdul Khaliq 23 Pakistan PAK[10]
4 h2 r3/4 Morrie Rae 21 New Zealand NZL
5 h1 r3/4 Stan Levenson 18 Canada CAN
5 h2 r3/4 Marian Foik 23 Poland POL

1957

In 1957, Abdul Khaliq won 11 International Gold Medals and 1 International Silver Medal by participating in multiple events held by England, Iran, Greece, and Scotland.[3]

1958

Khaliq participated in the 3rd Asian Games held in Tokyo. He defended his title in the 100 meter race,[3][15] by defeating Kyohei Ushio of Japan. Abdul Khaliq won 3 medals including Gold in the 100 meter race, Silver in the 200 meter race, and Bronze Medal from the 4 × 100 m relay race in the 3rd Asian Games. With Khaliq's contributions, Pakistan secured 2nd position in Athletics and 6th in the overall rankings.

Abdul Khaliq also 3 more medals in 1958 by taking part in different events held in Japan, China, and Scotland. He also took part in British Empire and Commonwealth Games held at Cardiff and was a semi-finalist in 100-yards clocking at 9.8 seconds.[3]

1959

In 1959, Abdul Khaliq visited many countries, including England, Sweden, Irish, Wales, Highland, Ireland. He also won 9 International Gold Medals, 7 International Silver Medal, and 4 International Bronze Medal through several events.[3]

1960

1960 Olympic Games
Abdul Khaliq took part in the 1960 Olympic Games held in Rome but he could not qualify for the next rounds in both 100 meter and 4 × 100 m relay race event.[16][7]

International Meet at Lahore
This event in which Khaliq won Gold Medal in 100 meter race with a time of 10.4 seconds and Bronze Medal in 200 meter race and again Gold Medal in 4 × 100 m relay race timing 41.5 seconds was portrayed in the Indian movie Bhaag Milkha Bhaag.[17]

Coaching career

Abdul Khaliq in the center with Dr. Abdul Waheed Mughal and International Coaches in 1987 at West Germany

Athletic coaches clinic attended

  • 1967 at Murree for 6 weeks under German Coach
  • 1974 at Hassan Abdul under USA Coaches
  • 1976 at Lahore under Russian Coaches
  • 1981 at Rawalpindi under I.O.C Coaches

Coaching

  • Army Coach 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970 & 1971
  • Punjab 1974 & 1975
  • National Coach 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 & 1978
  • Joined National Sports Trust Asian Athletics Coach 23 December 1975
  • Punjab Sports Board Teachers Clinics
  • National Coaches Clinic 1976
  • Local PTI Clinic Lahore 1979

Achievements

International Medals (numbers as per events)

Khaliq's statue in Ayub Park Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 y
 09 0 02
120 y
 02 0 0
100 m
 13 08 04
220 y
 02 01 01
200 m
 07 04 04
4*110 y
 01 0 0
4*100 m
 02 02 01
Total
 36 15 12

Presidential Award

Khaliq was given the Presidential Award Pride of Performance in 1958 by President Ayoob Khan for his achievements.

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 Victoria Australia Victorian Relay Championship 100m Gold 10.4 sec
14 1956 Victoria Australia Victorian Relay Championship 4* 100m Gold 41.6 sec
15 1956 Bandigo Australia International Meet Australia 100m Bronze
16 1956 England England Victorian Open Competitions 100m Gold
17 1957 White City England London vs New York 100y Gold
18 1957 White City England London vs New York 100m Gold 10.6sec
19 1957 Glasgow England Rangers Meet 120y Gold 11.6sec
20 1957 Glasgow England Rangers Meet 220y Gold 21.8sec
21 1957 Manchester England International Competitions 100y Gold 9.6sec
22 1957 Manchester England Open Meet 100y Gold
23 1957 Dublin England Irish International Meet 100y Gold
24 1957 Tehran Iran Pak Iran Competitions 100m Gold 10.8sec
25 1957 Tehran Iran Pak Iran Competitions 200m Gold 22sec
26 1957 Tehran Iran Pak Iran Competitions 4*100m Gold 40.8sec
27 1957 Aten Greece World Military Meet Athens 100m Silver
28 1957 Edinburgh Scotland Highland Games 100y Gold 9.9sec
29 1958 Tokyo Japan Japan International 100m Silver
30 1958 Hong Kong China International Meet 100m Gold
31 1958 Tokyo Japan 3rd Asian Games 100m Gold 10.9sec
32 1958 Tokyo Japan 3rd Asian Games 200m Silver 21.7sec
33 1958 Tokyo Japan 3rd Asian Games 4*100m Bronze 41.5
34 1958 Edinburgh Scotland Dual Empire Games 100y Bronze 9.9sec
35 1959 Bradford England International Meet England 100y Gold 10.1sec
36 1959 Bradford England International Meet England 220y Silver
37 1959 Bright Hill England International Meet England 100y Gold
38 1959 Delin Irish Irish International Meet 100m Gold
39 1959 Delin Irish Irish International Meet 200m Gold
40 1959 Cardif Wales Wales International 100m Gold
41 1959 Cardif Wales Wales International 200m Gold
42 1959 Glasgow England International Meet 120y Gold 11.6sec
43 1959 Malmo Sweden International Meet 100m Silver
44 1959 Malmo Sweden International Meet 200m Silver
45 1959 Gavel Sweden International Meet 200m Silver 21.9sec
46 1959 Stockholm Sweden International Meet 100m Silver 10.7sec
47 1959 Stockholm Sweden International Meet 200m Bronze 21.6sec
48 1959 Boras Sweden International Meet 200m Gold
49 1959 Gothenburgh Sweden International Meet 100m Silver 21.8sec
50 1959 Edinburgh Highland Highland Games 100m Silver
51 1959 Dublin Ireland International Track and Field Meet 220y Gold 22.2sec
52 1959 Cardif Wales International Dual Meet 100y Bronze 10sec
53 1959 Cardif Wales International Dual Meet 220y Bronze
54 1959 Maimoe Sweden International Meet 100m Bronze
55 1960 Lahore Pakistan First youth Festival
and Trianguler International Meet 		100m Gold 10.4sec
56 1960 Lahore Pakistan First youth Festival
and Trianguler International Meet 		200m Bronze
57 1960 Lahore Pakistan First youth Festival
and Trianguler International Meet 		4*100m Gold 41.5sec
58 1960 Medawala England International Games 200m Gold
59 1960 Cario Egypt Egypt International Games 100m Gold
60 1960 Cario Egypt Egypt International Games 200m Gold
61 1962 Holand Holand World Military Games 100m Bronze
62 1962 Ipoh Malaysia International Meet 100m Silver
63 1962 Ipoh Malaysia International Meet 200m Bronze 22.1sec

Running statistics

Event Year Venue Time
100y 1957 Manchester 9.6
100y 1957 Edinburgh(Manchester) 9.9
100y 1958 Edinburgh(Scotland) 9.9
100m 1959 Rawalpindi 10.2
100m 1956 Abbottabad 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 Abbottabad 20.8
200m 1956 Melbourne 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

External links

References

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