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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| 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.
He competed in the 1928 Summer OlympicsatAmsterdam.[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]
He was captain of the Afghanistan hockey team which took part in the Western Asiatic GamesatDelhi in 1934.[5][6][7]
He was also captain of the Afghanistan field hockey team at 1936 Summer OlympicsinBerlin but remained a non-starter.[8]
He was manager of Afghanistan field hockey team at 1948 Summer OlympicsinLondon.
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