Afghanistan at the 1936 Summer Olympics

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Afghanistan at the
1936 Summer Olympics
Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg
IOC code AFG
NOC Afghanistan National Olympic Committee
in Berlin
Competitors15 in 2 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Afghanistan sent a delegation to compete at the 1936 Summer Olympics Berlin, Germany, from 1 to 16 August 1936. This was the nation's first appearance at a Summer Olympic Games and sent 19 competitors (but names of only 17 are known). [1] Eighteen of them were supposed to compete in the field hockey where they finished runner up in their group and not advancing to the knockout stage. Out of them only 12 competed in field hockey. Two, including one hockey player, competed in the sport of athletics with Mohammad Khan competing in the 100 meters sprint and long jump, failing to advance to the next stage of either of those events. He was also entered as a field hockey player. However, he did not start in field hockey. Abdul Rahim competed in the shot put with not advancing to the final.

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Athletics

Afghanistan sent two athletes to compete in the athletics competitions. One was 25 year old, Mohammad Khan who in his only Olympics competed in two events. [2] His first event was the men's 100 m which was held on the 26 July. Competing in heat three, he ended in last place to not qualify for the following stage. [3] The other event that he competed in was the men's Long jump which was held eight days later. Khan wouldn't qualify to the semi-final as he wouldn't reach the 7.15 meters qualifying distance to go through to the semi-final. His name was also entered in field hockey. However, he did not start in the field hockey. [4] [5]

Twenty-three year old Abdul Rahim competed in his only Olympics, and he competed in only one event during the games. That being the men's Shot put which was held on 2 August. Much like Khan, he wouldn't advance to the final, as he fell short of the 14.50 meters required to advance. [4] [6]

Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Mohammad Khan Men's 100 m 6did not advance
Field events
AthleteEventQualificationFinal
DistancePositionDistancePosition
Mohammad Khan Men's Long jump did not advance
Abdul Rahim Men's Shot put did not advance

Field Hockey

Afghanistan entered a team in the field hockey competition for the first time. The team entered a squad of 18 (two of them being unknown). Six out of them did not start. The national team were drawn in Group B with Denmark and host nation, Germany. [7]

Shahzada Muhammad Yusuf was captain of the field hockey team. However, he did not play in any of the two matches. [8] He had represented the Indian field hockey team in the 1928 Summer Olympics at Amsterdam.

No.Pos.PlayerDoBAgeCapsClubTournament
games
Tournament
goals
HB Shahzada Muhammad Yusuf 189640?00
Abouwi Ahmad Shah?0?
BJammal-ud-Din AffendiJune 23, 190828?2?
GKSayed Ali AttaAugust 25, 191322?2?
FWSayed Ali BabaMarch 12, 191521?2?
HB Mohammad Asif Shazada March 12, 191917?2?
HBSayed Mohammad AyubNovember 20, 190827?2?
FW Mian Faruq Shah June 3, 190729?1?
BHussain FazalOctober 21, 190629?2?
HB Saadat Malook Shazada August 26, 191619?2?
FW/BZahir Shah Al-ZadahNovember 18, 191025?2?
FW Shuja ud-Din September 12, 191322?2?
FW Mohammad Sultan December 23, 191817?21
FWSardar Abdul WahidMarch 12, 190135?1?

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg  Germany (H)2200101+94 Semi-finals
2Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg  Afghanistan 201171031
3Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 201161261
Source: TheSports.org
(H) Hosts

Games

4 August 1936
1800
Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg  Afghanistan  (AFG)6 – 6Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)
Umpires:
R. Jossey (Ger)
A. Croset (Swi)
8 August 1936
1800
Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg  Afghanistan  (AFG)1 – 4Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany  (GER)
Umpires:
A. du Bue (Bel)
A. Demaurex (Swi)

References

  1. "List of competitors" (PDF). LA84 Foundation . Los Angeles: Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  2. "Mohammad Khan". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  3. "100 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  4. 1 2 "1936 results". LA84 Foundation . Los Angeles: Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  5. "Long Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  6. "Shot Put, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  7. "Hockey, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  8. "Great Britain and the East". 1936.