Shahzada Muhammad Yusuf
 India field hockey team at 1928 Olympics. Shahzada Muhammad Yusuf is standing third from right. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 1895 | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 December 1979 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1928 | British India | ||||||||||||||||
| 1934 | Afghanistan | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
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Shahzada Muhammad Yusuf[1] (1895 – 8 December 1979), sometime called S M Yusuf, was a field hockey player who represented two countries namely British India and Afghanistan.
British India[edit]
He competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics at Amsterdam.[2] When the British Indian field hockey team for the 1928 Summer Olympics was selected, Yusuf was also included in the team who at that time was in London. He studied at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge (1923 to 1927).[1] The British Indian hockey team went to Amsterdam via London where he joined the team. The British Indian field hockey team won the gold medal at Amsterdam Olympics.[3] Yusuf played four matches; one as right-out and three as left-half.[4]
Afghanistan[edit]
He was captain of the Afghanistan hockey team which took part in the Western Asiatic Games at Delhi in 1934.[5][6][7]
He was also captain of the Afghanistan field hockey team at 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin but remained a non-starter.[8]
He was manager of Afghanistan field hockey team at 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "OF JAIPAL SINGH AND SPARKLING INDIAN DIASPOra's CONTRIBUTION TO HOCKEY – Stick2Hockey".
- ^ "August 2023 Bulletin".
- ^ "How Did Indian Hockey Team in Amsterdam 1928 Win? Best 99". 15 July 2020.
- ^ https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll8/id/14512/ pp.674-691
- ^ Official Report
- ^ https://books.google.com.pk/books/about/Romance_of_Hockey.html?id=lfCZUheieYEC&redir_esc=y p. 132 Shahzada Muhammad Yusuf was captain of the Afghanistan hockey team in the only match played against India in the 1934 Western Asiatic Games at Delhi. The match was played on 2 March 1934.
- ^ "Afghan Hockey Team's Tour; Captain's Appreciation". Indian Express, Madras, Dak Edition. 27 March 1934. p. 2. https://books.google.com.pk/books?id=a70-AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA2&dq=afghanistan+hockey+team&article_id=6795,4280336&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiIo_Xv17GFAxUfgP0HHadLDzM4FBDoAXoECAcQAg#v=onepage&q=afghanistan%20hockey%20team&f=false
- ^ "Afghan Hockey Team Sails Off; Tributes To Indian Players". Indian Express, Madras, Evening Edition. 9 May 1936. p. 8. https://books.google.com.pk/books?id=_r8-AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA5&dq=afghanistan+hockey+team&article_id=6562,6666252&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiOp5v807GFAxU9h_0HHeJEC1k4ChDoAXoECAUQAg#v=onepage&q=afghanistan%20hockey%20team&f=false
See also[edit]
- List of sportspeople who competed for more than one nation
- Field hockey players who competed for more than one nation
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