Abdul Khaliq
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Abdul Khaliq is a retired Pakistani sprinter who competed in 100m, 200m and 4 x 100 metres relay
4 x 100 metres relay
The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...

. He participated in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and 1960 Rome Olympics.

1956 Melbourne Olympics

In the 100 metres event, Khaliq was second out of five runners in his first round heat with a time of 10.8 seconds. In the second round heat, he ran in his best time of 10.5 seconds and was again second. In the semifinals, he was pushed to fourth place among six participants and lost the chance for a medal. Sixty-seven competitors in the 200 meters were divided into twelve heats, one heat being a walkover. Khaliq produced the best first round time of 21.1 seconds. He again ran in the same time in the second round, breasting the tape ahead of the others, and with Michael Agostini (Trinidad) and Andy Stanfield (USA), both with a similar time, headed the second round. Khaliq, however, could not produce the same form in the first semifinal; he finished fourth and was eliminated.

100 Metres

First Round, Heat 3 (The first two in each heat qualified for the second round.)
Rank Name Country Time
1 M. L. Rae New Zealand 10.7
2 A. Khaliq Pakistan 10.8
3 M. Steinbach Germany 10.8
4 R. Romero Venezuela 10.9
5 E. Iglesias Cuba 11.3



Second Round, Heat 2 (The first three in each heat qualified for the Semi-finals.)
Rank Name Country Time
1 I. J. Murchison USA 10.3 EOR
2 A. Khaliq Pakistan 10.5
3 I. Konovalov USSR 10.7
4 L. Gnocchi Italy 10.8
5 E. Turton Trinidad 11.2
6 B. K. Nguda Uganda 12.8



Semi-Final, Heat 1 (The first three in each heat qualified for the Final)
Rank Name Country Time
1 I. J. Murchison USA 10.5
2 M. Agostini Trinidad 10.5
3 M. Germar Germany 10.6
4 A. Khaliq Pakistan 10.6
5 S. A. Levenson Canada 10.7
6 I. Konovalov USSR 10.8


200 Metres

First Round, Heat 5 (The first two in each heat qualified for the second round.)
Rank Name Country Time
1 A. Khaliq Pakistan 21.1
2 M. L. Rae New Zealand 21.4
3 J. Pires Sobrinho Brazil 21.6
4 T. A. Robinson Bahamas 21.6
5 S. Jakabfy Hungary 21.6
6 M. Spence Jamaica 21.7



Second Round, Heat 1 (The first three in each heat qualified for the Semi-finals.)
Rank Name Country Time
1 A. Khaliq Pakistan 21.1
2 M. Agostini Trinidad 21.1
3 L. Pohl Germany 21.3
4 L. Bartenev USSR 21.4
5 B. Goldoványi Hungary 21.5
6 E. Schmidt Poland 21.6



Semi-Final, Heat 1 (The first three in each heat qualified for the Final)
Rank Name Country Time
1 W. T. Backer USA 21.1
2 B. Morrow USA 21.3
3 J. Telles da Conceicao Brazil 21.4
4 A. Khaliq Pakistan 21.5
5 K. Haas Germany 21.5
6 M. L. Rae New Zealand 21.5

Asian Games

Abdul Khaliq also participated in 1954 Asian Games
Athletics at the 1954 Asian Games
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 & 1958 Asian Games
Athletics at the 1958 Asian Games
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. He won 2 Gold, 2 Silver and 1 Bronze medal at these games.

1954 Asian Games
Athletics at the 1954 Asian Games
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. Abdul Khaliq was dubbed the 'fastest man in Asia' when he ran the 100 meters race in a new Asian record of 10.6 seconds. Other Pakistani athletes also perform exceptionally well. Mohammad Sharif Butt (21.9sec in 200 meters), Mirza Khan (54.1sec in 400 meters hurdles) and Mohammad Nawaz (210 ft 10-1/8in in javelin throw) also won gold medals and created new Asian records. Muhammad Aslam
Muhammad Aslam (Sprinter)
Muhammad Aslam represented Pakistan in 1954 Asian Games in 200m. He won silver madel with the time of 22sec. Gold medal winner was also a Pakistani athlete Muhammad Sharif Butt with the time of 21.9sec.-References:...

 (200 metres), Jalal Khan (javelin throw), Pakistan's 4x100 meters relay team and hammer thrower Mohammad Iqbal all won silver medals.

1958 Asian Games
Athletics at the 1958 Asian Games
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. Abdul Khaliq successfully defended his 100m title. In addition he won silver in 200m and bronze in 4 x 100m relay.
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