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Arshad Nadeem, javelin thrower and Pakistan's first Olympic Gold medallist in athletics. Pakistan sent a contingent of 7 athletes to participate at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [26] Arshad Nadeem made history for Pakistan by becoming the first ever Pakistani to win an individual Olympic gold medal with an Olympic record throw of 92.97m.
Medal totals in this table are current through the 2024 Summer Olympics, and all changes in medal standings due to doping cases and medal redistributions up to 11 August 2024 are taken into account. As of completion of the 2022 Winter Olympics , 12 National Olympic Committees have participated on a standalone basis in all 24 Winter Olympic Games.
National Olympic Committee of Pakistan: Website: nocpakistan.org: in Tokyo, Japan July 23, 2021 () – August 8, 2021 () Competitors: 10 in 6 sports: Flag bearers (opening) Mahoor Shahzad Muhammad Khalil Akhtar: Flag bearer (closing) Arshad Nadeem: Medals: Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0: Summer Olympics appearances
Nadeem’s win breaks Pakistan’s 32-year Olympics dry spell since the men’s hockey team claimed the nation’s last medal, winning bronze at the Barcelona games in 1992.
Arshad Nadeem made history for Pakistan as the first ever individual gold medalist for the country with an Olympic record throw in javelin:
The Olympic medal table is a method of sorting the medal placements of countries in the modern-day Olympics and Paralympics. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) does not officially recognize a ranking of participating countries at the Olympic Games. [ 1 ]
It was the nation's nineteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics. Javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem captured Pakistan's first Olympic medal since 1992 and first gold medal since 1984, as well as the country's first ever gold medal in an individual sport. Nadeem broke the 16-year-old Olympic record of 90.57 metres, recording a throw of 92.97 metres. [1]
Nadeem’s was Pakistan’s first gold medal since its field hockey team took the top spot at the 1984 games in Los Angeles, and its only medal in 32 years since field hockey nabbed bronze in 1992 ...