Afghanistan at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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Afghanistan at the
1948 Summer Olympics
Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg
IOC code AFG
NOC Afghanistan National Olympic Committee
in London
Competitors31 in 2 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Afghanistan competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, sending a total of 31 competitors, which consisted of the men's field hockey and football teams. This is the highest number of athletes that Afghanistan has ever sent to a Summer Olympic Games.

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Afghanistan's football tournament began on 26 July at Brighton's Goldstone Ground with a preliminary round match against Luxembourg, with Afghanistan losing 0–6. This resulted in Afghanistan's failure to qualify to the first round of the tournament.

Out of three group stage matches, Afghanistan's field hockey team won 1 match, drew 1 match and lost 1 match, resulting in placing third of four competing teams, with a sum of 3 points. Afghanistan began their first of three group stage matches on 3 August, which ended in a 2–0 win for the country. However, in their final group match, Afghanistan faced Great Britain, who were playing on home ground, Afghanistan lost by 8 goals, scoring no goals themselves. Afghanistan then finished its second match on 5 August, against Switzerland, which ended as a draw (1 goal to each team). Therefore, Afghanistan did not proceed to the semi-finals, finishing third in Group B.

Field hockey

Men's tournament

Manager: Shahzada Muhammad Yusuf [1]

Pos.PlayerDoBAgeCapsClubTournament
games
Tournament
goals
Mohammad Attai ?3?
G.Jagi?2?
Mohammad Khogaini ?3?
Bakhteyar Gulam Mangal [2] 1928?31
Ahmed Jahan Nuristani ?3?
Abdul Kadir Nuristani [2] 1925?3?
Din Mohammad Nuristani [2] 1928?3?
Jahan Gulam Nuristani [2] 1925?2?
Mohammad Amin Nuristani [2] 1928?2?
Mohammad Jahan Nuristani ?1?
Mohammad Kadir Nuristani1925?3?
Ahmad Tajik ?1
Khan Nasrullah Totakhail [2] 1925?3?
Ahmad Yusufzai?1?

Group B

RankTeamPldWDLGFGAPts Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg
1.Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)32101905X0:08:011:0
2.Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)31204240:0X1:13:1
3.Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg  Afghanistan  (AFG)31113930:81:1X2:0
4.US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)300311600:111:30:2X

Football

Squad

Head coach: ?

Pos.PlayerDoBAgeCapsClubTournament
games
Tournament
goals
Minutes
played
Sub offSub onCards
yellow/red
GK Abdul Ghafoor Assar? Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg Mahmoudiyeh F.C. 1090---
DF Mohamed Ibrahim Gharzai?1090---
DF Mohammad Sarwar Yousafzai ?1090---
MF Abdul Shacour Azimi1923?1090---
MF Yar Mohammed Barakzai 1923?1090---
MF Abdul Ahad Kharot 1926? Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg Mahmoudiyeh F.C. 1090---
FW Mohammad Anwar Afzal1926?1090---
FW Abdul Ghani Assar1923? Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg Mahmoudiyeh F.C. 1090---
FW Mohamed Anwar Kharot ?1090---
FW Abdul Hamid Tajik1923?1090---
FW Abdul Ghafoor Yusufzai?1090---
- Stand-by players -
A.W.Aitimadi? Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg Mahmoudiyeh F.C. 000---
M.M.Azami?000---
A.S.Mohamedzai?000---
M.U.Sadat?000---
M.I.Tokhi?000---

Match

Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg6–0Flag of Afghanistan (1931-1973).svg  Afghanistan
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Schammel Soccerball shade.svg
Kettel Soccerball shade.svg
Paulus Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Report
Goldstone Ground, Brighton
Attendance: 5.000
Referee: A.C. Williams (GBR)

Notes and references

  1. The Golden Hat Trick: My Hockey Days. Vikas Publishing House. 1977. p. 115. ISBN   978-0-7069-0542-7.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 also competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics

See also