Afghanistan at the 1936 Summer Olympics

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Afghanistan at the Olympic Games

Flag of Afghanistan
IOC code  AFG
NOC Afghanistan National Olympic Committee
At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin
Competitors 14 in 2 sports
Medals Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
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Afghanistan first competed at the Summer Olympic Games at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Athletics

Men's 100 metres

  • Mohd Mohammad Khan
  • sixth and last in heat 3

Men's long jump

  • Mohd Mohammad Khan
  • did not advance to the final; failed 7.15 m

Men's shot put

  • Abdul Rahim
  • did not advance to the final; failed 14.50 m

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.

[edit] Hockey

Men's tournament

The squad was composed of 18 players (of which only these twelve players are known) played at least one match in the tournament.

  • Jammaluddin Affendi
  • Sheyd Ali Atta
  • Sheyd Ali Baba
  • Shazada Asif
  • Seyd Ayub
  • Mohammad Faruq
  • Fazal Hussain
  • Shazada Malook
  • Shah Shazada Shuja
  • Shazada Sultan
  • Sardar Wahid
  • Shazada Zahir
  • 0:6 against Germany and 6:6 against Denmark (eliminated after the group stage)