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| Birth name | Muhammad Ramzan Ali | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Pakistani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1932-12-13)13 December 1932 Ludhiana, Punjab, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Muhammad Ramzan Ali (born 13 December 1932) is a Pakistani athlete who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics and 1960 Summer Olympics.
Career
Ali represented Pakistan in both the long and triple jumps at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
In 1958, he won Asian Games bronze medals in the 4 x 100 metres relay and long jump, as well as a bronze medal in the long jump at the 1958 British Commonwealth Games in Cardiff.
At the 1960 Summer Olympics, Ali again represented Pakistan in the long jump and was also a member of their 4x 100 metres relay team.
His personal best in the long jump, 7.43m, was set in 1960.
Personal life
Like many of the early competitors in Pakistani athletics, Ramzan also belonged to the Pakistan Army.
References
- ^ "Muhammad Ramzan Ali - Olympic Athletics - Pakistan". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- "Legends - Mr. Mohammad Ramzan". Athletics Federation of Pakistan. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- "Commonwealth Games: Men's long jump". Athletics Weekly. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- "The Golden Age of Pakistani Athletics: The 50s and the 60s | Sports | thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
External links
Categories:- 1932 births
- Living people
- Pakistani male sprinters
- Pakistani male long jumpers
- Pakistani male triple jumpers
- Olympic athletes for Pakistan
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Pakistan
- Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 Asian Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Pakistan
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Sportspeople from Ludhiana
- Athletes from Punjab, India
- Medalists at the 1958 Asian Games
- 20th-century Pakistani sportsmen
- Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- People from Punjab Province (British India)