Muhammad Ashiq

{{Short description|Pakistani cyclist (1935–2018)}}

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| birth_place = Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

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Muhammad Ashiq (17 March 1935 – 11 March 2018) was a Pakistani cyclist.{{cite web |url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/03/11/former-olympian-turned-rickshaw-driver-breathes-his-last/ |title=Former Olympian-turned-rickshaw driver breathes his last |publisher=Pakistan Today |accessdate=12 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312205159/https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/03/11/former-olympian-turned-rickshaw-driver-breathes-his-last/ |archive-date=12 March 2018 |url-status=live}} He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics.{{cite sports-reference |title=Muhammad Ashiq |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/as/muhammad-ashiq-1.html |accessdate=3 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418091920/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/as/muhammad-ashiq-1.html |archive-date=18 April 2020 |url-status=dead}} He started his career as a boxer. However, after receiving many injuries in boxing, he switched to cycling. At the 1958 Asian Games, he won silver medal in the team pursuit. He worked as a rickshaw driver later in life.{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/news/cycling/Muhammad-Ashiq-From-cycling-hero-to-rickshaw-rider/articleshow/53517299.cms/ |title=Wheel of misfortune: The 82-year-old Olympian who drives a rickshaw |work=The Express Tribune |date=20 February 2012 |accessdate=3 January 2015 |author=Siddiqui, Taha |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810120024/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/rio-2016-olympics/news/cycling/Muhammad-Ashiq-From-cycling-hero-to-rickshaw-rider/articleshow/53517299.cms |archive-date=10 August 2016 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1154965/olympic-cycling-hero-rickshaw-driver-lahore/ |title=From Olympic cycling hero to rickshaw driver in Lahore |work=The Express Tribune |date=3 August 2016 |accessdate=4 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805181657/http://tribune.com.pk/story/1154965/olympic-cycling-hero-rickshaw-driver-lahore/ |archive-date=5 August 2016 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=http://dailytimes.com.pk/sports/03-Aug-16/once-an-olympian-this-pakistani-is-now-a-rickshaw-driver |title=Once an Olympian, this Pakistani is now serving as national sports ambassador |date=3 August 2016 |publisher=DailyTimes |accessdate=5 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005201646/http://dailytimes.com.pk/sports/03-Aug-16/once-an-olympian-this-pakistani-is-now-a-rickshaw-driver |archive-date=5 October 2017 |url-status=live}}