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Pakistan took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China. The country had a team of 21 athletes representing them. Among these athletes were two women: Sadaf Siddiqui who competed in athletics and Kiran Khan who competed in swimming. The men's field hockey team made up a large part of the group, with 16 players on the team.
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Pakistan sent athletes to compete in track and field events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. There were events for both men and women.
A few notes help understand the results:
- Ranks for track events are only for the athlete’s heat.
- Q means the athlete qualified for the next round.
- q means the athlete moved on because they were fast enough, even if not the top in their heat.
- NR shows a new national record was set.
- Some events don’t have rounds, marked as N/A.
- Sometimes, an athlete can skip a round, marked as Bye.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Abdul Rashid | 110 m hurdles | 14.52 | 8 | Did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Sadaf Siddiqui | 100 m | 12.41 | 7 | Did not advance | |||||
Field hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Pakistan's men's field hockey team took part in the 2008 Games. In the group stage, they won two games but lost three, finishing fourth in their group. This led them to play against New Zealand for the 7th/8th place, but they lost that match. The team ended the tournament in 8th place.
Men's tournament
Main article: Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Roster
The following players were on the Pakistani men's field hockey team in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head Coach: Naveed Alam
- Salman Akbar (GK)
- Zeeshan Ashraf (c)
- Muhammad Imran
- Muhammad Javed
- Muhammad Saqlain
- Adnan Maqsood
- Muhammad Waqas
- Waqas Akbar
- Shakeel Abbasi
- Rehan Butt
- Syed Abbas Haider Bilgrami
- Nasir Ahmed (GK)
- Syed Imran Ali Warsi
- Muhammad Asif Rana
- Muhammad Zubair
- Shafqat Rasool
Reserve:
- Muddasir Abbas
- Shabbir Ahmed Khan
Group play
Source:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 13 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 11 | |
| 3 |  Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 8 | Fifth place game |
| 4 |  Pakistan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 6 | Seventh place game |
| 5 |  Canada | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 4 | Ninth place game |
| 6 |  South Africa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 25 | −21 | 0 | Eleventh place game |
Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||||
| Siddique Umer | 10 m air rifle | 578 | 48 | Did not advance | |||
| 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1116 | 49 | Did not advance | ||||
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Pakistan had two women compete in swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. One of them was Kiran Khan, who took part in the swimming events.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Adil Baig | 50 m freestyle | 25.66 | 74 | Did not advance | |||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Kiran Khan | 50 m freestyle | 29.84 | 69 | Did not advance | |||
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