Niaz Khan (field hockey)

{{short description|Pakistani hockey player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Niaz Khan

| full_name = Muhammad Niaz Khan

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| nationality = Pakistani

| sport = Field hockey

| birth_date = {{birth date|1917|8|21|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Jalandhar, British India

| death_date = {{death date and age|2001|10|19|1917|8|21|df=yes}}{{cite news|title = PHF officials miss Niaz funeral|newspaper = Dawn|date = 21 October 2001|url = https://www.dawn.com/news/2565|access-date = 10 November 2019}}

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Muhammad Niaz Khan (21 August 1917 – 19 October 2001) was a Pakistani field hockey player. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics, with Pakistan placing fourth in the field hockey tournaments on both occasions.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kh/niaz-khan-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418005724/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kh/niaz-khan-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Niaz Khan Olympic Results |accessdate=14 September 2019}} He captained the hockey team during the 1952 Olympics.{{Cite web |last=Jan |first=Imad Ali |date=2022-06-01 |title=Here's How Pakistan Hockey Team Performed in Every Olympics |url=https://propakistani.pk/2022/06/01/heres-how-pakistan-hockey-team-performed-in-every-olympics/ |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=ProPakistani |language=en-US}} Khan was also the flag bearer for Pakistan at the opening ceremony of the 1952 Olympics, held in Helsinki.{{Cite web |title=Olympedia – Flagbearers for Pakistan |url=https://www.olympedia.org/flagbearers?country_id=PAK |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=www.olympedia.org}}