Muhammad Rashid (long jumper)

{{Short description|Pakistani athlete (born 1935)}}

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| nationality = Pakistani

| sport = Athletics

| event = Long jump
Triple jump

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Muhammad Rashid (born 1935) is a Pakistani athlete. He competed in the men's long jump and the men's triple jump at the 1956 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ra/muhammad-rashid-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418090944/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ra/muhammad-rashid-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Muhammad Rashid Olympic Results |access-date=15 December 2017}}

At the 1956 Olympics, Rashid jumped 6.13 m and 13.90 m in the long and triple jump respectively, placing 30th in both events. In 1962, he would improve his triple jump personal best to 14.92 m.{{Olympedia}}

Rashid won the gold medal in the triple jump at the 1958 Pakistani Athletics Championships, jumping {{tf2|47|10.75}}.{{cite web |title=National Athletics Championship Results |url=https://mail.millenniumschools.edu.pk/results.php?res=5867 |website=Athletics Federation of Pakistan |access-date=29 October 2024}} After winning bronze in the triple jump at the 1960 edition, he defended his title in 1962, jumping {{tf2|48|8.5}}. He won silver at the 1963 championships before winning again in 1964 with a mark of {{tf2|46|9.5}}.