Azhar Hussain

Azhar Hussain
Azhar Hussain at 2010 Commonwealth Games
Personal information
Full nameAzhar Hussain
NationalityPakistan Pakistani
Born (1984-03-15) 15 March 1984 (age 40)
Sport
CountryPakistan
SportWrestling
EventFreestyle wrestling
Azhar Hussain
Medal record
Men's Wrestling
Representing  Pakistan
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 New Delhi Freestyle (55kg)
Silver medal – second place 2010 New Delhi Greco-Roman (55kg)
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow Freestyle (57kg)

Azhar Hussain (Urdu: اظہر حسین; born 15 March 1984, Muzaffargarh)[1] is a wrestler from Pakistan. In the 2010 Commonwealth Games, he won his country's first and second medals, a silver,[2] and a gold, respectively. His second medal gave Pakistan a Commonwealth wrestling gold medal after 40 years.[3] He is part of 42 Baloch Regiment (MIB), Pakistan Army.

  1. ^ Azhar Hussain Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014 official website. Retrieved 29 July 2014
  2. ^ Pakistan bags first medal at Commonwealth Games Archived 8 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine Dawn 6 October 2010
  3. ^ Azhar ends Pakistan’s 40 year wait with CWG gold Archived 12 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine Dawn Retrieved 10 October 2010.