| Medal record | ||
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| Men's field hockey | ||
Representing  Pakistan
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| Asian Games | ||
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2010 Guangzhou | Team |
| Asia Cup | ||
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2013 Ipoh | Team |
| Champions Trophy | ||
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2003 Amstelveen | Team |
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2004 Lahore | Team |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
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2006 Melbourne | Team |
Salman Akbar (born 3 January 1982, in Lahore) is a Pakistani field hockey player and coach. He is a former captain and goalkeeper of the Pakistan Men's Hockey Team. A veteran of 230 games, he has represented Pakistan in the 2004 and 2008 Olympics. He lives in Holland now.
In 2018, he was appointed Japan's Men's Team's Goalkeeping Coach.
Career
In 2001, Akbar was the captain of Pakistan Junior Hockey Team; he represented Pakistan national senior team in champions trophy in Rotterdam, Holland.
In 2002, he represented Pakistan in the world cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
In 2003, he represented Pakistan in champions trophy Amstelveen, Holland.
In 2004, he represented Pakistan in Athens, Greece Olympics and also champions trophy Lahore, Pakistan.
In 2005, he won the Robo Cup beating Australia in final Amstelveen, Holland.
In 2006, he won a silver medal in Commonwealth Games Melbourne, Australia, bronze in Asian Games Doha, Qatar and played world cup Mönchengladbach, Germany.
In 2007, he was the captain of Pakistan Hockey Team in champions Trophy Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
In 2008, he represented Pakistan in Beijing, China Olympics.
In November 2010, Akbar was a part of the gold medal winning team at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. At the 2010 Asian Games he was rewarded as the best goalkeeper in the tournament in Beijing, China and played world cup in Delhi, India.
As of 2019, Salman Akbar plays for Victoria and also gives training to the Victoria and HC Pijnacker keepers.
See also
Pakistan national field hockey team
References
- "Profile of Salman Akbar". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- thedragflick (21 February 2019). "Japan Hockey: "Asian Gold has given Japanese players massive confidence." Salman Akbar". TheDragflick™. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
External links
- Salman Akbar at Olympedia
- Salman Akbar at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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