Samiullah Khan (field hockey)

Samiullah Khan
Personal information
Born (1951-09-06) 6 September 1951 (age 73)
Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Playing position Played left winger position
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Pakistan
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Montreal Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1975 Kuala Lumpur
Gold medal – first place 1978 Beounis Aires


Gold medal – first place 1982 Mumbai
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1974 Tehran Team
Gold medal – first place 1978 Bangkok Team
Gold medal – first place 1982 New Delhi Team
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 1980 Karachi

Samiullah Khan (Urdu: سمیع اللہ خان; born 6 September 1951, in Bahawalpur) is a former field hockey player from Pakistan, who was nicknamed The Flying Horse because of his great speed across the hockey turf. Samiullah won multiple gold medals for Pakistan, most notably in Olympic Games and Asian Games.[1][2]

  1. ^ Samiullah Khan resigns as Pakistan hockey team manager Dawn (newspaper), Published 31 March 2005, Retrieved 25 June 2021
  2. ^ Profile of Samiullah Khan on Pakistan Hockey Federation website Retrieved 25 June 2021