Muhammad Nadeem
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Muhammad Nadeem Ahmed |
Nickname | ND |
| Nationality | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan |
| Born | 5 March 1972 |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Field hockey |
| Coached by | Aitchison College |
Muhammad Nadeem Ahmed (also Muhammad Nadeem, Urdu: محمد ندیم احمد; born 5 March 1972 in Gojra, Punjab) is a retired Pakistani field hockey player.[1] He represented Pakistan in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004), and served as a full-fledged member of the national field hockey team and also captained the side once.
Nadeem made his official debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he and the Pakistanis missed a chance to claim a bronze medal against the Aussies in the men's field hockey tournament with an official score of 3–6.[2][3]
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Nadeem qualified for the second time as a member of the Pakistani squad in the men's field hockey after receiving a wild card invitation from the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Madrid, Spain.[4] Narrowly missing out a slot for the semifinals by two points, Nadeem helped the Pakistanis scored a goal of 4–2 to defeat the notorious New Zealand team in the fifth place classification match.[5] Serving as the team captain in field hockey, Nadeem was also appointed by the Pakistan Olympic Association to carry the Pakistani flag in the opening ceremony.[6]
Shortly after his second Olympics, Nadeem announced his official retirement from international hockey after intense pressures escalated him from the team's fifth-place finish at the concluded Games.[7]
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- 1972 births
- Living people
- People from Toba Tek Singh District
- Pakistani male field hockey players
- Olympic field hockey players for Pakistan
- Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Field hockey players at the 1998 Asian Games
- Field hockey players at the 2002 Asian Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in field hockey
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Pakistan
- Commonwealth Games field hockey players for Pakistan
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Pakistan
- Asian Games field hockey players for Pakistan
- Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games
- Beeston Hockey Club players
- Expatriate field hockey players
- Field hockey players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- 20th-century Pakistani sportsmen
- Asian Games bronze medalists in field hockey