Background
Mohammad Din was born on October 9, 1936 in Jalandhar, India later moving to Faisalabad, Pakistan in 1947 where he began his wrestling career.
Mohammad Din was born on October 9, 1936 in Jalandhar, India later moving to Faisalabad, Pakistan in 1947 where he began his wrestling career.
He competed in the 1960 Summer in Rome. The wrestling events during the games were held at the Basilica of Maxentius
During Din"s appearance at the he competed in the lightweight (67 kg) division and was ranked joint 12th out of 24. 1st round; Beat to M Tajiki (IRN) by fall 2nd round.
Beat North Stamulis (Army of the United States) on pts 3rd round.
Beat R Bielle (FRA) on pts
Following his retirement in 1968, Din moved his family from Pakistan to Manchester, United Kingdom. Married to Basheran and with 5 children (Nadeem, Nabeela, Nighat, Naveed & Nafees) and subsequently 13 grandchildren. Latterly, the family also began a sports shop in honour of Mohammad Din named North Dakota Sports.
