# Muhammad Siddique

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Not to be confused with [Mohammed Atif Siddique](/source/Mohammed_Atif_Siddique).

**Muhammad Siddique** (born 30 October 1948) is a Pakistani [middle-distance runner](/source/Middle-distance_running). He competed in the [men's 800 metres](/source/Athletics_at_the_1972_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_800_metres) at the [1972 Summer Olympics](/source/1972_Summer_Olympics) and the [1500 metres](/source/Athletics_at_the_1976_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_1500_metres) at the [1976 Summer Olympics](/source/1976_Summer_Olympics).[1]

In both 1969 and 1970, Siddique won bronze medals in both the 800 m and 1500 m at the [Pakistani Athletics Championships](/source/Pakistani_Athletics_Championships), which he improved to 2nd in the 800 m and 3rd in the 1500 m in 1971.[2][3] The following year he would again finish runner-up in the 800 m.[4][5] He also ran 1:52.6 to place 7th in his heat at the [1972 Olympic 800 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_1972_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_800_metres).[6]

After winning bronze at the 1973 national championships, he would improve his Olympic time by over 4 seconds in July 1974, running 1:48.10 to place 6th at a meeting in [Hannover, Germany](/source/Hannover,_Germany).[7] As of 2024, this time is still the [Pakistani national record](/source/Pakistani_records_in_athletics).[8] Two months later, Siddique won his first international medal at the [1974 Asian Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_1974_Asian_Games), earning bronze in the 800 m. He also ran on the Pakistani [4 × 400 metres relay](/source/4_%C3%97_400_metres_relay) team that finished 5th in their heat.[9]

At the [1976 Olympics](/source/Athletics_at_the_1976_Summer_Olympics), Siddique placed 9th in his 1500 m heat in 3:45.59.[6]

## See also

- [List of Pakistani records in athletics](/source/List_of_Pakistani_records_in_athletics)
- [Athletics in Pakistan](/source/Athletics_in_Pakistan)

## References

1. ["Muhammad Siddique Olympic Results"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200418120005/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/muhammad-siddique-1.html). Archived from [the original](https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/muhammad-siddique-1.html) on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2017.

1. ["1969 Pakistani Athletics Championships"](https://mail.millenniumschools.edu.pk/media/results/National%20Athletics%20Championship%201969.xls). *Athletics Federation of Pakistan*. Retrieved 30 October 2024.

1. ["1970 Pakistani Athletics Championships"](https://mail.millenniumschools.edu.pk/media/results/National%20Athletics%20Championship%201970.xls). *Athletics Federation of Pakistan*. Retrieved 30 October 2024.

1. ["1971 Pakistani Athletics Championships"](https://mail.millenniumschools.edu.pk/media/results/National%20Athletics%20Championship%201971.xls). *Athletics Federation of Pakistan*. Retrieved 30 October 2024.

1. ["1972 Pakistani Athletics Championships"](https://mail.millenniumschools.edu.pk/media/results/National%20Athletics%20Championship%201972.xls). *Athletics Federation of Pakistan*. Retrieved 30 October 2024.

1. ["1973 Pakistani Athletics Championships"](https://mail.millenniumschools.edu.pk/media/results/National%20Athletics%20Championship%201973.xls). *Athletics Federation of Pakistan*. Retrieved 30 October 2024.

1. ["Asian Games, Teheran 1974"](https://atfs.org/wp-content/uploads/Asian-Games-1974-Teheran.pdf). *ATFS*. Retrieved 30 October 2024.

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