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Pakistan at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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Pakistan at the
2012 Summer Olympics
IOC codePAK
NOCNational Olympic Committee of Pakistan
Websitenocpakistan.org
in London
Competitors21 in 4 sports
Flag bearer Sohail Abbas
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Pakistan competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's 16th appearance at the Olympics.

The Pakistan Olympic Association sent a total of 23 athletes, 21 men and two women, to compete in four different sports. Men's field hockey was the only team sport in which Pakistan had its representation in these Olympic games.

Background

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Pakistan made their Olympic debut at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom and they had appeared at every Summer Olympics since except for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Soviet Union. The 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom marked Pakistan's 16th appearance at the Summer Olympics.[1]

Competitors

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In total, 23 athletes represented Pakistan at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom across four different sports.[2]

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 1 1 2
Field hockey 18 0 18
Shooting 1 0 1
Swimming 1 1 2
Total 21 2 23

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics

In total, two Pakistani athletes participated in the athletics events – Liaquat Ali in the men's 100 m and Rabia Ashiq in the women's 800 m.[2]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Liaquat Ali 100 m 10.90 4 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Rabia Ashiq 800 m 2:17.39 6 Did not advance

Field hockey

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Main article: Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics

In total, 18 Pakistani athletes participated in the field hockey events – Sohail Abbas, Shakeel Abbasi, Fareed Ahmed, Waseem Ahmed, Muhammad Umar Bhutta, Rehan Butt, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Irfan, Abdul Haseem Khan, Rashid Mehmood, Shafqat Rasool, Muhammad Rizwan Sr., Muhammad Rizwan Jr., Imran Shah, Muhammad Tousiq and Muhammad Waqas in the men's tournament. [2]

Group play
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 5 3 2 0 23 5 +18 11 Semi-finals
2  Great Britain (H) 5 2 3 0 14 8 +6 9
3  Spain 5 2 2 1 8 10 −2 8 Fifth place game
4  Pakistan 5 2 1 2 9 16 −7 7 Seventh place game
5  Argentina 5 1 1 3 10 14 −4 4 Ninth place game
6  South Africa 5 0 1 4 11 22 −11 1 Eleventh place game
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts
30 July 2012
13:45
Spain  1–1  Pakistan
Quemada field hockey ball 47' Report Butt field hockey ball 46'
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Nigel Iggo (NZL)
1 August 2012
19:00
Pakistan  2–0  Argentina
Imran field hockey ball 30'
Abbas field hockey ball 44' 		Report
Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Marcin Grochal (POL)
3 August 2012
16:00
Great Britain  4–1  Pakistan
Tindall field hockey ball 4'
Clarke field hockey ball 26'
Jackson field hockey ball 50', 67' 		Report Abbas field hockey ball 70'
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
5 August 2012
10:45
Pakistan  5–4  South Africa
Khan field hockey ball 20', 26'
Rasool field hockey ball 23'
Abbas field hockey ball 64'
Ahmed field hockey ball 67' 		Report McDade field hockey ball 2'
Reid-Ross field hockey ball 22', 35'
Paton field hockey ball 48'
Umpires:
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
7 August 2012
10:45
Australia  7–0  Pakistan
de Young field hockey ball 5'
Knowles field hockey ball 6'
Ciriello field hockey ball 29', 34'
Ford field hockey ball 42'
Dwyer field hockey ball 48'
Turner field hockey ball 70' 		Report
Umpires:
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
Christian Blasch (GER)
7th/8th place game
9 August 2012
11:30
Pakistan  3–2  South Korea
Waqas field hockey ball 31'
Khan field hockey ball 44'
Imran field hockey ball 61' 		Report Hyun field hockey ball 30', 33'
Umpires:
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
Simon Taylor (NZL)

Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics

In total, one Pakistani athlete participated in the shooting events – Khurram Inam in the |men's skeet.[2]

Men
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Khurram Inam Skeet 112 28 Did not advance

Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics

In total, two Pakistani athletes participated in the Swimming events – Anum Bandey women's 400 m individual medley category and Israr Hussain in the men'swomen's100 m freestyle.[2]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Israr Hussain 100 m freestyle 57.86 54 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Anum Bandey 400 m individual medley 5:34.64 35 Did not advance

References

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  1. ^ "Pakistan (PAK)". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Pakistan at the 2012 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
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