Kaleemullah Khan

Kaleemullah Khan

Olympic field hockey player
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Quick Facts

IntroOlympic field hockey player
PlacesPakistan
isAthlete Field hockey player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth2 January 1958, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Age67 years
Star signCapricorn
Awards
Pride of Performance 
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Biography

Kaleemullah Khan (also spelled Kalimulla; born January 2, 1958 in Bahawalpur is a field hockey player from Pakistan. His brother Samiullah Khan, was also an award-winning hockey player.

A forward, Kaleemullah played between 1979 and 1986, he was capped 176 times with 97 goals. He won the Gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He scored the winning goal in 1984 Olympics final in extra time. He was member of Pakistan Hockey team that won Gold in 1982 World cup and Asian Games respectively, wherein he scored goals in the finals.

Kaleemullah Khan received the Pride of Performance Award by the President of Pakistan in 1984.

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