Pakistan at the Commonwealth Games

Pakistan has competed in 14 of the 22 Commonwealth Games, from 1954. Its most successful games have been the 1962 Commonwealth Games in Perth, where it was 4th in the overall rankings and won 8 Gold Medals. Its most successful event has been Wrestling, where it has won 42 medals, 21 of which have been Gold. It ranks 3rd overall in Wrestling at the Commonwealth Games. Between 1972 and 1989 it did not participate in any of these Games as it had temporarily withdrawn from the Commonwealth.[1][2]

Pakistan at the
Commonwealth Games
CGF codePAK
CGAPakistan Olympic Association
Websitenocpakistan.org
Medals
Ranked 15th
Gold
27
Silver
27
Bronze
28
Total
82
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
Scottish politician Humza Yousaf with Pakistani bowlers in 2014

Medals by Games edit

Year Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1930–1938 as part of   British India
1950   Auckland, New Zealand did not participate
1954   Vancouver, Canada 1 3 2 6 12
1958   Cardiff, Wales 3 5 2 10 7
1962   Perth, Australia 8 1 0 9 4
1966   Kingston, Jamaica 4 1 4 9 7
1970   Edinburgh, Scotland 4 3 3 10 7
1974   Christchurch, New Zealand did not participate
1978  , Edmonton, Canada
1982  , Brisbane, Australia
1986  , Edinburgh, Scotland
1990  , Auckland, New Zealand 0 0 0 0
1994  , Victoria, Canada 0 0 3 3 23
1998  , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 0 1 0 1 28
2002  , Manchester, England 1 3 4 8 19
2006  , Melbourne, Australia 1 3 1 5 17
2010  , New Delhi, India 2 1 2 5 17
2014  , Glasgow, Scotland 0 3 1 4 23
2018  , Gold Coast, Australia 1 0 4 5 24
2022  , Birmingham, England 2 3 2 7 18
Total 27 27 28 82 15

Source:[3][4][5]

Medals by sport edit

Sport Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
  Athletics 3 3 6 12 19
  Boxing 1 3 4 8 19
  Hockey 0 1 1 2 5
  Judo 0 1 1 2 15
  Shooting 0 1 2 3 21
  Weightlifting 2 4 3 9 15
  Wrestling 21 14 11 46 3
Total 27 27 28 82 15

Gold Medals by Sport (excluding Wrestling) edit

Athletics edit

Event Athlete Games
Men's hammer throw Muhammad Iqbal 1954 Commonwealth Games
Men's 120 yards hurdles Ghulam Raziq 1962 Commonwealth Games
Men's javelin throw Arshad Nadeem 2022 Commonwealth Games

Boxing edit

Event Athlete Games
Featherweight Haider Ali 2002 Commonwealth Games

Weightlifting edit

Event Athlete Games
Men's 85 kg Shujauddin Malik 2006 Commonwealth Games
Men's +109 kg Nooh Dastgir Butt 2022 Commonwealth Games

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Pakistan Profile" (PDF). Commonwealth of Nations. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Pakistan". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Pakistan Medals". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Medal Standings". Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Sports Achievements". Retrieved 22 July 2020.

External links edit