Noor Alam

{{Short description|Pakistani field hockey player (1929–2003)}}

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| birth_date = {{birth-date|5 December 1929}}

| birth_place = Talagang

| death_date = {{death-date and age|30 June 2003|5 December 1929}}

| death_place = Rawalpindi

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{{MedalSport | Men's field hockey }}

{{MedalCountry | {{PAK}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

{{MedalSilver | 1956 Melbourne | Team competition }}

{{MedalGold | 1960 Rome | Team competition }}

{{MedalCompetition | Asian Games }}

{{MedalGold | 1958 Tokyo | Team competition }}

{{MedalGold | 1962 Jakarta | Team competition }}

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Noor Alam (5 December 1929 – 30 June 2003) was a field hockey player from Pakistan. He won gold medal in 1960 Summer Olympics and a silver medal, the country's first Olympic medal, at the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was also a member of winning Pakistani team of 1958 and 1962 Asian Games.{{cite sports-reference|title = Noor Alam|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/noor-alam-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418104129/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/noor-alam-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 16 August 2010}}

Death

He died on 30 June 2003 in Rawalpindi and was laid to rest in Alif Shah graveyard in Cantt area of the metropolitan.

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