He represented Pakistan at the Olympics on two occasions in 1968 and 1972 where Pakistan clinched gold and silver respectively in the men's field hockey tournaments. He was also a key member of the national side which emerged victorious at the inaugural edition of the Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup in 1971.[5][4]
He was replaced by left-out Shahnaz Sheikh in the Pakistan hockey team. However, Jahangir Butt continued playing as a reserve player in the team and the 1972 Munich Olympics was his last international tournament.
After his retirement from the sport, he went onto become the coach of the Pakistani Junior hockey team. Under his coaching and guidance, Pakistani Junior men’s hockey team secured historic gold at the inaugural edition of the Junior Hockey World Cup in 1979 which was held in France. He also coached the national junior side to bronze medal triumphs at the 1985 Junior Hockey World Cup and 1989 Junior Hockey World Cup.[4] During his tenure as head coach of Pakistani Youth side, Pakistan remained unbeaten on 42 consecutive international matches from 1986 to 1989 and the streak eventually came to an end after a 3- 4 loss to Australia in the semi-final of the 1989 Junior Hockey World Cup.[4] He also served as the head coach of Pakistani national side during the 1996 Summer Olympics, where the Pakistani team placed sixth.[3][6]
Outside of sports, Butt was affiliated with the Pakistan Custom Department, and retired as Superintendent of Customs.[7]
Butt died on 7 September 2021 at the age of 78 due to brief illness and health complications.[4]
Galleryedit
Jahangir Butt came as left-out in the Pakistan field hockey team.
Referencesedit
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jahangir, butt, april, 1943, september, 2021, pakistani, field, hockey, player, born, gujranwala, punjab, british, india, gold, medal, 1968, summer, olympics, mexico, city, silver, medal, 1972, summer, olympics, munich, ahmet, abdulazizpersonal, informationnat. Jahangir Butt 17 April 1943 7 September 2021 1 was a Pakistani field hockey player He was born in Gujranwala Punjab British India He won a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and a silver medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich 2 3 Jahangir ButtJahangir Butt by Ahmet AbdulazizPersonal informationNationalityBritish Indian 1943 1947 Pakistani 1947 2021 Born 1943 04 17 17 April 1943Gujranwala British IndiaDied7 September 2021 2021 09 07 aged 78 Karachi PakistanSportCountryPakistanSportField hockeyMedal record Men s field hockeyRepresenting PakistanOlympic Games1968 Mexico City Team competition1972 Munich Team competitionHockey World Cup1971 Barcelona TeamAsian Games1966 Bangkok Team competition1970 Bangkok Team competition Contents 1 Career 2 Honours 3 Death 4 Gallery 5 References 6 External linksCareer editButt succeeded former Pakistani veteran field hockey player Motiullah as the left winger in the Pakistani side He was part of the Pakistani side which clinched silver in the men s field hockey tournament at the 1966 Asian Games and won gold with the national side in the men s tournament at the 1970 Asian Games 4 He represented Pakistan at the Olympics on two occasions in 1968 and 1972 where Pakistan clinched gold and silver respectively in the men s field hockey tournaments He was also a key member of the national side which emerged victorious at the inaugural edition of the Men s FIH Hockey World Cup in 1971 5 4 He was replaced by left out Shahnaz Sheikh in the Pakistan hockey team However Jahangir Butt continued playing as a reserve player in the team and the 1972 Munich Olympics was his last international tournament After his retirement from the sport he went onto become the coach of the Pakistani Junior hockey team Under his coaching and guidance Pakistani Junior men s hockey team secured historic gold at the inaugural edition of the Junior Hockey World Cup in 1979 which was held in France He also coached the national junior side to bronze medal triumphs at the 1985 Junior Hockey World Cup and 1989 Junior Hockey World Cup 4 During his tenure as head coach of Pakistani Youth side Pakistan remained unbeaten on 42 consecutive international matches from 1986 to 1989 and the streak eventually came to an end after a 3 4 loss to Australia in the semi final of the 1989 Junior Hockey World Cup 4 He also served as the head coach of Pakistani national side during the 1996 Summer Olympics where the Pakistani team placed sixth 3 6 Outside of sports Butt was affiliated with the Pakistan Custom Department and retired as Superintendent of Customs 7 Honours editIn 1971 the Government of Pakistan awarded Butt with the prestigious Tamgha e Imtiaz which is one of the Civil decorations of Pakistan 4 Death editButt died on 7 September 2021 at the age of 78 due to brief illness and health complications 4 Gallery edit nbsp Jahangir Butt came as left out in the Pakistan field hockey team References edit Former Hockey Olympian Jahangir Butt passes away at 78 Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Jahangir Butt Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 December 2012 Retrieved 16 May 2012 a b Jahangir Butt olympedia org Retrieved 9 September 2021 a b c d e f Zuberi Anwar 8 September 2021 Olympian Jahangir Butt passes away at 78 dawn com Retrieved 8 September 2021 Men Field Hockey 1st World Cup 1971 Barcelona ESP todor66 com Retrieved 7 September 2021 Pakistan Hockey at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games Olympics at Sports Reference com 17 April 2020 Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 8 September 2021 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Olympian Jahangir Butt passes away www thenews com pk Retrieved 8 September 2021 External links editJahangir Butt at the International Hockey Federation nbsp Jahangir Butt at Olympedia nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jahangir Butt amp oldid 1189216401, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
