# Arshad Chaudhry

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Not to be confused with [Arshad Choudhry](/source/Arshad_Choudhry).

**Arshad Ali Chaudhry** (April 10, 1950 – June 11, 2015) was an international field hockey player from [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan). He was the son of Chaudhry Saddique Salar, nephew of [Chaudhry Ghulam Rasool](/source/Chaudhry_Ghulam_Rasool), and cousin of [Akhtar Rasool](/source/Akhtar_Rasool).[2]

## Early life and education

Chaudhry was born in [Lyallpur](/source/Lyallpur) now [Faisalabad](/source/Faisalabad), a district heaquarter in [Punjab](/source/Punjab_(Pakistan)), Pakistan. He earned his B.A. from Government College, Lyallpur where he was also the captain of college hockey team. He got an M.A. in history from [Punjab University](/source/University_of_the_Punjab), Lahore in 1973. In 1975 he was selected Assistant Manager in PIA.

## Career

Chaudhry was selected for the Punjab University Hockey team in 1971 for the Inter-Varsity Hockey Championship held at [Karachi](/source/Karachi).[3] The team won the Inter-Varsity Championship the following year. Chaudhry remained an active hockey international player in the Pakistani national team from 1971 through 1976[4] and played as right half-back.

He represented Pakistan in over 33 national and international matches.[4] He represented Pakistani Men's hockey team which participated in the 1975 third World Cup Hockey, held at [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kualalumpur) and won the [Silver Medal](/source/Silver_Medal).[citation needed] In 1976 he participated in the [1976 Summer Olympics](/source/1976_Summer_Olympics) held at [Montreal](/source/Montreal) and won a bronze medal.[5][6] He retired from active hockey after the [Montreal](/source/Montreal) [Olympics](/source/Summer_Olympic_Games) in 1976 and died in June 2015 at the age of 65.[1]

## References

1. [Arshad Chaudhry's obituary](https://www.dawn.com/news/1187739) Dawn (newspaper), Published 12 June 2015, Retrieved 5 July 2018

1. Pakistan Economist, 1972, p ix, Pakistan

1. Rāvī, 1971, p 92, Government College (Lahore, Pakistan).

1. ["Pakistan Hockey Federation"](http://www.phf.com.pk/int_record.php). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20030206033223/http://www.phf.com.pk/int_record.php) February 6, 2003 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 5 July 2018.

1. [http://www.quadrodemedalhas.com/en/olympic-games/summer-olympic-games-field-hockey.htm](http://www.quadrodemedalhas.com/en/olympic-games/summer-olympic-games-field-hockey.htm). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080819000737/http://www.quadrodemedalhas.com/en/olympic-games/summer-olympic-games-field-hockey.htm) 19 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine

1. The complete book of the Olympics, 1984, p 277, David Wallechinsky – Sports & Recreation.

## External links

- ["Arshad Ali Chaudhry"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200418064658/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/arshad-ali-chaudry-1.html). Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/arshad-ali-chaudry-1.html) on 2020-04-18.

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