Afghanistan at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Afghanistan at the
1936 Summer Olympics
Afghanistan at the; 1936 Summer Olympics
IOC code	AFG
NOC	Afghanistan National Olympic Committee
in Berlin
Competitors	14 in 2 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

Afghanistan first competed at the Summer Olympic Games at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. In all, they sent 19 competitors, but only 13 competed.^[1]

Athletics

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Mohammad Khan	100 m		6	Did not advance

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Mohammad Khan	Long jump		—	Did not advance
Abdul Rahim	Shot put		—	Did not advance

Mohammad Khan did not advance to the final; failed the 7.15 m qualifying distance.^[2]
Abdul Rahim did not advance to the final; failed the 14.50 m qualifying distance.^[3]

The official report shows that one of these two athletes was also a member of the field hockey squad, however it is unclear which one it was.

Men's tournament

Afghanistan had a squad of 18 players five of them are unknown. They scored seven goals but only one scorer is known.

Head coach:

Pos.	Player	DoB	Age	Caps	Tournament games	Tournament goals
	Abouwi Ahmad Shah			?	0	?
B	Jammal-ud-Din Affendi	June 23, 1908	28	?	2	?
GK	Sayed Ali Atta	August 25, 1913	22	?	2	?
FW	Sayed Ali Baba	March 12, 1915	21	?	2	?
HB	Mohammad Asif Shazada	March 12, 1919	17	?	2	?
HB	Sayed Mohammad Ayub	November 20, 1908	27	?	2	?
FW	Mian Faruq Shah	June 3, 1907	29	?	1	?
B	Hussain Fazal	October 21, 1906	29	?	2	?
HB	Saadat Malook Shazada	August 26, 1916	19	?	2	?
FW/B	Zahir Shah Al-Zadah	November 18, 1910	25	?	2	?
FW	Shuja ud-Din	September 12, 1913	22	?	2	?
FW	Mohammad Sultan	December 23, 1918	17	?	2	1
FW	Sardar Abdul Wahid	March 12, 1901	35	?	1	?

04 August 1936
1800

Afghanistan (AFG)	6 – 6	Denmark (DEN)

Umpires:
R. Jossey (Ger)
A. Croset (Swi)

08 August 1936
1800

Afghanistan (AFG)	1 – 4	Germany (GER)

Umpires:
A. du Bue (Bel)
A. Demaurex (Swi)

^ "List of competitors" (PDF). la84.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
^ "1936 results". library.la84.org. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
^ "1936 results". library.la84.org. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.

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Afghanistan did not participate in 1976 due to a boycott, in 1984 due to a boycott and was barred from the 2000 Summer Olympics to its discrimination against women under the rule of the Taliban.