Jan Muhammad Baloch
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| Born | 1950 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | August 3, 2012 (aged 61–62) Karachi, Pakistan[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Losses | 1970 British Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jan Muhammad Baloch (c. 1950 – 3 August 2012; sometimes spelled Jan Mohammad Baloch), was a Pakistani former olympian boxer, coach of the Pakistan national boxing team appointed by the Pakistan Boxing Federation and the founder of RCD Boxing Club.[3] He made his international debut with 1970 British Commonwealth Games and represented the country in four Asian Games,[3] including 1972 Summer Olympics, 1978 Asian boxing tournament and RCD Boxing Championship administered or organised by the Turkish Boxing Federation.[2]
In 1976, he appeared in the Quaid-e-Azam International Boxing tournament in Karachi, leading him to become the recipient of a silver medal. Later in 1975, he became the recipient of a gold medal during his participation in the RCD Boxing Championship held in Ankara.[2]
Biography[edit]
He was born in 1950 in Lyari village of Karachi. He had ten children, including a daughter suffering from polio.[1]
Career[edit]
He started his boxing career at the apparent age of ten and was later assigned to the Muslim Azad Boxing Club in 1972. He subsequently became the recipient of a gold medal after participating in an uncertain National Championship in Lahore and retained his position as a national champion under his category until he retired in 1979.[2]
In 1973, he participated in the Hilali Cup held in Colombo, leading him to become the recipient of another gold medal and a bronze medal in 1974 at the Tehran Asian Games. He also participated in the 1977 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships.[1]
He later worked as a boxing coach for over twenty years. He was also associated with the Pakistan Navy, railways and Karachi Electric Supply Company (in modern-day K-Electric).[2]
Death[edit]
He was suffering from liver cancer and died in Karachi on 3 August 2012.[4] He is buried at Mewa Shah Graveyard of Sindh.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c InpaperMagazine, From (11 December 2011). "A legend in distress". DAWN.COM.
- ^ a b c d e "Olympian boxer Jan Muhammad dies". www.thenews.com.pk.
- ^ a b c Newspaper, the (3 August 2012). "Boxer Jan Baloch dies". DAWN.COM.
- ^ Desk, Web (3 August 2012). "Ailing Pakistani boxer Jan Muhammad Baloch dies at 72".
Further reading[edit]
- AFP (17 February 2012). "Rs500,000 for ailing boxer Jan Muhammad - Sports". Geo.tv. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- "Boxing: Ailing Baloch to receive aid". The Express Tribune. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- 1950 births
- 2012 deaths
- Sportspeople from Karachi
- Pakistani male boxers
- Boxers at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Boxers at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Boxers at the 1978 Asian Games
- Boxers at the 1974 Asian Games
- South Asian Games gold medalists for Pakistan
- Asian Games silver medalists for Pakistan
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Pakistan
- Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games
- Asian Games medalists in boxing
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Pakistan
- Burials at Mewa Shah Graveyard