Latifur Rehman

Latifur Rehman, also Latif -ur -Rehman ( born January 1, 1929) is a former Pakistani hockey player. During 1948 Olympic Games gold for India and 1956 for Pakistan won silver

From 1928 to 1936, India had won three Olympic gold medals, after the Second World War, India and Pakistan became independent, the hockey hotbed of Punjab was divided between India and Pakistan and also in Bengal, players had to decide between Pakistan and India.

Latifur Rehman played at the 1948 Olympic Games in London with the Indian team. Although he was only used in a group match, but thereby helped the Indians when winning the fourth gold medal in a row. Starting in 1950, Rehman played for the Pakistani national team. At the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, the winger was involved in three games, the team finished at the end of the fourth. At the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne Rehman played in two preliminary rounds, the Pakistani team won silver at the end after the final, the Indians remained victorious.