Pakistan at the 2012 Summer Olympics

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

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

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

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

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  47' Report Butt  46'
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Nigel Iggo (NZL)
1 August 2012
19:00
Pakistan  2–0  Argentina
Imran  30'
Abbas  44' 		Report
Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Marcin Grochal (POL)
3 August 2012
16:00
Great Britain  4–1  Pakistan
Tindall  4'
Clarke  26'
Jackson  50', 67' 		Report Abbas  70'
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
5 August 2012
10:45
Pakistan  5–4  South Africa
Khan  20', 26'
Rasool  23'
Abbas  64'
Ahmed  67' 		Report McDade  2'
Reid-Ross  22', 35'
Paton  48'
Umpires:
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
7 August 2012
10:45
Australia  7–0  Pakistan
de Young  5'
Knowles  6'
Ciriello  29', 34'
Ford  42'
Dwyer  48'
Turner  70' 		Report
Umpires:
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
Christian Blasch (GER)
7th/8th place game
9 August 2012
11:30
Pakistan  3–2  South Korea
Waqas  31'
Khan  44'
Imran  61' 		Report Hyun  30', 33'
Umpires:
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
Simon Taylor (NZL)

Shooting

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

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

  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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