Noor Alam (5 December 1929 – 30 June 2003) was a field hockey player from Pakistan.[1] He won gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics and a silver medal, the country's first Olympic medal, at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was also a member of winning Pakistani team of 1958 and 1962 Asian Games.[1]

Noor Alam
Personal information
Born5 December 1929 (1929-12-05)
Died30 June 2003(2003-06-30) (aged 73)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Pakistan
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1960 RomeTeam competition
Silver medal – second place1956 MelbourneTeam competition
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1958 TokyoTeam competition
Gold medal – first place1962 JakartaTeam competition

Death

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He died on 30 June 2003 in Rawalpindi and was laid to rest in Alif Shah graveyard in Cantt area of the metropolitan.

References

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  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Noor Alam". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
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