Munir Dar (field hockey)

Munir Ahmed Dar (28 March 1935 – 1 June 2011) was a Pakistani field hockey player who played as a fullback.His family moved to Pakistan after the partition of India in 1947, where he discovered his love for hockey and was a member of his school team.Two years later, Dar figured in Pakistan's gold-winning campaign at the 1960 Rome Olympics, that ended India's 32-year hegemony at the Games.[7] He finished with four goals in the 1962 Asian Games, where his team defeated India to claim the gold medal in the final.[6][7] In 1977, Dar recalled the 1956 Melbourne Olympics silver medal win as the "most memorable moment" of his playing career.
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