Tanvir Ahmed Dar (4 June 1937 – 11 February 1998)Biography of Tanvi 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.Tanvir Dar - Biographical information on Olympedia.org website Retrieved 27 June 2021 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.European Tour Hockey Tanvir Dar Academy off to flying start The Nation (newspaper), Published 3 June 2011, Retrieved 27 June 2021
Awards and recognition Pride of Performance Award in 1971 by the President of Pakistan.Tanvir Dar's award info on Pakistan Sports Board website Retrieved 25 June 2021
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