Joe Ahmad

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Joe Ahmad
Personal information
Born (1942-06-25) 25 June 1942 (age 83)
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 63 kg (139 lb)
Playing position Midfield
Senior career
YearsTeam
1962–1971 Lincoln Imps
1971–1973 R.A.F.
1973–1974 Blackheath
National team
YearsTeamCaps
England 44
Great Britain 11
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Mahmood's Great Britain Cap
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Mahmood's England record

Sheikh Mahmood Ahmad (born 25 June 1942) is a British former field hockey player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1] [2]

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Biography

Ahmad was educated at Mombasa Goan School in Kenya and Blackburn Technical College. He played club hockey for Lincoln Imps and was with them when he competed in 1970 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship. He then represented the Royal Air Force being called up for the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.

He joined Blackheath Hockey Club and while at Blackheath he competed for England in the 1973 Hockey World Cup. [3] [4]

He played for Great Britain 11 times and England 44 times in the midfield position. [5]

In 2022 after an appeal to locate Mahmood by the National Hockey [6] Museum was successful, [7] he was able to receive, thanks to the research from the dedicated staff at the museum, his commemorative cap recognising his appearances for the Great Britain team officially noting his number as 165.

After leaving his playing days behind him, Mahmood took up a coaching position with the Oman Hockey Association coaching the national men's team.[ citation needed ]

Mahmood can now be found enjoying retirement in the Greek island of Corfu.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joe Ahmad Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. "Olympedia – Joe Ahmad". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  3. "Hockey honours" . Liverpool Echo. 2 July 1973. Retrieved 5 July 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Day shocks seed Haslam" . Evening News (London). 5 January 1973. Retrieved 5 July 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "We have found Joe Ahmad!". www.hockeymuseum.net. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  6. "London reunion for the Munich 1972 GB Olympic squad". www.hockeymuseum.net. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  7. "We have found Joe Ahmad!". www.hockeymuseum.net. Retrieved 30 September 2023.