Mansoor Ahmed
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| Nationality | Pakistani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 January 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 May 2018 (aged 50) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mansoor Ahmed Batt (7 January 1968 – 12 May 2018) was a field hockey player and captain of the Pakistan national hockey team.[1][2][3]
Career
[edit]Ahmed played as a goalkeeper and captain for the Pakistan national hockey team from 1986 to 2000. He played 338 international matches and participated in three editions of the Summer Olympic Games. He won a bronze medal in the 1992 Olympic Games. Ahmed played three consecutive World Cups and won the 1994 World Cup Hockey Championship (World Cup). He also won the silver medal in the 1990 World Cup Hockey Championship. He played 10 Champions Trophy games and won gold medal in 1994. He played three Asian Games and won the hockey gold medal in the 1990 edition at Beijing, China. In his career, he earned 12 gold, 12 silver and 8 bronze medals in international hockey tournaments.[2][1][3]
He was named as a member of the All Asian Stars Hockey Team in 1996 and of the World Eleven Hockey team in 1994. Ahmed was declared four times as the best goalkeeper of the tournament in his career. He was also the flag carrier of the Pakistani contingent at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.[2]
For his outstanding services to field hockey, the Government of Pakistan awarded him the President Award in 1988. He was also awarded the Pride of Performance by the President of Pakistan in 1994.[4][3]
Ahmed was also involved in hockey as a coach. He was the national hockey coach of the Pakistan junior hockey team in 2000 and was appointed as specialist goalkeeper coach of Bangladesh national hockey team in 2014. He also was appointed director of Pakistan Hockey Federation's hockey academies in 2010. Besides being a player, Ahmed was a social activist and worked as an ambassador with different organizations like "Right to Play" and "Athlete Ambassador". He was also appointed as an ambassador for 'No Smoking Campaign' by the Government of Pakistan. He had the honour to be announced as speaker for FIFA World Cup 2022, Qatar. He was also invited as a guest for Special Olympics World Games, Los Angeles, US in 2015.[citation needed]
Illness and death
[edit]On 22 April 2018, Ahmed revealed that he needed a heart transplant and was seeking a medical visa from the Government of India.[1] He was under treatment at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases in Karachi.[2]
Mansoor Ahmed died on 12 May 2018, in Karachi, Pakistan.[5][4] In the last three years of his life, he had been suffering from a heart ailment.[2] A few weeks before his death, Ahmed had complications originating from a pacemaker and stents implanted in his heart.[1] On 13 May 2018, he was laid to rest in Karachi.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Ailing Hockey hero Mansoor Ahmed seeks New Delhi's permission for heart transplant in India". Dawn newspaper. AFP. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Hockey legend Mansoor Ahmed passes away after prolonged illness". Geo News. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 "Hockey legend Mansoor Ahmed laid to rest in Karachi". Dawn newspaper. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- 1 2 "Hockey hero Mansoor Ahmed passes away in Karachi". Dawn newspaper. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ↑ "Pakistan hockey legend Mansoor Ahmed dies aged 49". The Express Tribune. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
External links
[edit]- Mansoor Ahmed at Olympedia
- Mansoor Ahmed at InterSportStats
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- 1968 births
- 2018 deaths
- Olympic field hockey players for Pakistan
- Pakistani men's field hockey players
- Field hockey players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Pakistan
- Olympic medalists in field hockey
- Recipients of the Pride of Performance
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players from Karachi
- Field hockey players at the 1986 Asian Games
- Field hockey players at the 1990 Asian Games
- Field hockey players at the 1994 Asian Games
- Asian Games gold medalists for Pakistan
- Asian Games silver medalists for Pakistan
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Pakistan
- Asian Games field hockey players for Pakistan
- Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1994 Asian Games
- 1990 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- 1994 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Sportspeople from Karachi
- 20th-century Pakistani sportsmen
- Asian Games gold medalists in field hockey
- Asian Games silver medalists in field hockey
- Asian Games bronze medalists in field hockey
