Sayed Jaffar (field hockey)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Olympic medal record | |||
Men's field hockey | |||
---|---|---|---|
Gold | 1932 Los Angeles | Team competition | |
Gold | 1936 Berlin | Team competition |
Sayed Mohammad Jaffar Shah (1911 – March 21, 1937) was an Indian field hockey player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and 1936 Summer Olympics.
In 1932 he was a member of the Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches as forward.
Four years later he was again a member of the Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal. He played five matches as forward.
He was born in Shergarh, India. He died as the result of a shooting accident near Lahore.
[edit] External links
Categories: Indian Olympic medalist stubs | Indian field hockey biography stubs | 1911 births | 1937 deaths | Indian field hockey players | Olympic field hockey players of India | Field hockey players at the 1932 Summer Olympics | Field hockey players at the 1936 Summer Olympics | Olympic gold medalists for India