List of all medal winners from Pakistan at the Olympics ft. Arshad Nadeem
For Pakistan, securing a podium finish in the Olympics has been a rare but monumental achievement. Pakistani athletes have won a total of 11 Olympic medals including Arshad Nadeem's historic gold in the Paris Olympic Games since their debut in 1948 in London.
Pakistan's first Olympic medal was won in field hockey at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, where the team secured a silver medal under the captaincy of Abdul Hameed Hameedi. This success marked the beginning of a distinguished era in field hockey, with Pakistan earning a total of eight Olympic medals in the sport.
Pakistan's first individual Olympic medal came in the 1960 Rome Olympic Games, where Mohammad Bashir won a bronze medal in the welterweight (73kg) freestyle wrestling category. With this feat, he became the first and only Pakistani wrestler to win an Olympic medal.
Syed Hussain Shah won the country's first Olympic medal in boxing. In 1988 he bagged a silver medal in the Men’s Middleweight Boxing category and also became Pakistan’s second individual to secure an Olympic medal.
Pakistan's third individual Olympic medal was a historic achievement. Arshad Nadeem, a Javelin thrower, clinched a gold medal in the 2024 Paris Olympics. This was their first Olympic medal since 1992 and first gold medal since 1984. This was also the country's first-ever gold medal in an individual sport.
List of Pakistan’s Medal Winners at the Olympics (1948-2024)
Arshad Nadeem’s historic gold medal
Arshad Nadeem opened his season at the Paris Diamond League a couple of weeks before the Olympic Games started. He placed fourth with a throw of 84.21m. The Pakistani threw a decent 86.59m during the qualification round at the Paris Olympics to qualify for the final.
Nadeem produced two monster throws during the final. He recorded the sixth-best throw in history, 92.97m, on his second attempt, which eventually won him the gold. He also registered the second-best throw of the competition in 91.79m.
Nadeem was the only thrower to cross the 90m mark, with India's Neeraj Chopra settling for silver with 89.45m. Anderson Peters settled for bronze with 88.54m.