Pakistan men's national handball team

The Pakistan national handball team (Urdu: پاکستان قومى ہینڈبال ٹیم) is controlled by the Pakistan Handball Federation and represents Pakistan in international tournaments.

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AssociationPakistan Handball Federation
CoachNaseer Ahmed
Assistant coachMuhammad Sohaib
CaptainMohammad Uzair Atif
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1st
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Results
Summer Olympics
AppearancesNone
World Championship
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Asian Championship
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Last updated on 9 April 2020.
Pakistan men's national handball team
Medal record
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Bangladesh
Gold medal – first place 2019 Nepal
Silver medal – second place 2016 India

Historical results

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The Silver Medal winning Pakistan men handball team at the 2016 South Asian Games

Pakistan is one of the most successful handball team of South Asia, winning 2 gold and 1 silver medal at the South Asian Games.

Pakistan won gold in the 2010 and 2019 edition of the South Asian Games beating India by 37–31 and 30–29 respectively.[1][2]

In the 2016 edition, Pakistan unfortunately lost to the hosts India, score being 32–31.[3]

Honours

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Following is the list of honours claimed by Pakistan national handball team:

Year Event Venue Position
1995 Commonwealth Men's Youth Handball Championship   Dhaka  
1996 South Asian Men's Handball Championship   Jaipur  
1997 Commonwealth Men's Handball Championship   London  
2004 Indo-Pak Punjab Games   Patiala  
2005 1st Islamic Solidarity Games   Mecca Participation
2007 South Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship   Islamabad  
2010 South Asian Games   Dhaka  
2010 IHF Trophy South Asia Zone (U-21)   Dhaka  
2011 IHF Trophy South Asia Zone (U-21)   Chennai  
2012 IHF Trophy South & Central Asia (U-21)   Kathmandu  
2014 3rd South Asian Men's Handball Championship   Noida  
2014 IHF Trophy South Asia Zone (U-21)   Faisalabad  
2015 IHF Trophy Asia Continental Phase (U-21)   Bangkok  
2016 12th South Asian Games   Guwahati  
2016 IHF Trophy South & Central Asia (U-21)   Dhaka  
2017 4th Islamic Solidarity Games   Baku 7th place
2018 IHF Trophy South & Central Asia (U-21)   Faisalabad  
2018 IHF Trophy South & Central Asia (U-19)   Faisalabad  
2019 13th South Asian Games   Pokhara  

Current squad

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Squad for the 2019 South Asian Games.[4]

Head coach: Naseer Ahmed

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 Asif Ali
2 Muzammal Hussain
3 Muhammad Sahid Bashir
4 Asim Saeed
5 Muaaz Ali
6 Muhammad Zubair
7 Hazrat Hussain
8 Umar Hussain
9 Asif Hayat
10 Nasir Hussain
11 Naveed-ur-Rehman
12 Muhammad Uzair Atif
13 Imran Khan
14 Muhammad Mubeen Ashraf

References

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  1. ^ "South Asian Games Handball: Final results". www.teamhandballnews.com. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
  2. ^ "Pakistan men's Handball team labours to Gold over India in 13th South Asian Games". www.khilari.com.pk. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  3. ^ "SAG Handball: India clinches gold in men's and women's event". www.sportstar.thehindu.com. 15 February 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  4. ^ 2019 South Asian Games squad
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