Munir Dar

Career Dar made his debut for the Pakistan national team in 1954. He was picked in the team for the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, where Pakistan won the silver in the event, the country's first ever medal in the Olympic Games. At the 1958 Asian Games, Dar broke the world record for most goals scored by a fullback in a match, when he scored five against South Korea (then Korea), all coming off penalty corners. Pakistan went on to win the game 8–0. Pakistan went on to win gold at the Games; Dar scored a total of eight goals in the competition. Two years later, Dar figured in Pakistan's gold-winning campaign at the 1960 Rome Olympics, that ended India's 32-year hegemony at Olympic hockey. Dar's third Olympic medal came at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, when the team won silver.

Dar remained Pakistan's first choice as a fullback until his retirement in 1967.

Later life Before retirement, Dar groomed his brother Tanvir who also played as a fullback for the Pakistan team between 1965 and 1974. He was buried in the Defence Graveyard, Lahore. Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan in 2015