Tanvir Dar
Tanvir Ahmed Dar was a Pakistani field hockey player who played as a fullback from 1965 to 1974. He was born in Amritsar, Punjab, British India. He won a gold medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.
Dar was an established penalty-corner-shooter. He helped Pakistan win the Asian Games hockey title in 1970 and the inaugural World Hockey Cup in 1971 in Barcelona, Spain.
After his elder brother Munir had retired from hockey, the brothers established a hockey academy in Lahore, which was later named Tanvir Dar Hockey Academy.
Awards and recognition
- Pride of Performance Award in 1971 by the President of Pakistan.