Joe Ahmad

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Joe Ahmad
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Full nameSheikh Mahmood Ahmad
NationalityBritish
Born (1942-06-25) 25 June 1942 (age 81)
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportField hockey
Mahmood's Great Britain Cap PXL 20230929 140654200.jpg
Mahmood's Great Britain Cap
Mahmood's England record PXL 20230929 111122531.jpg
Mahmood's England record

Sheikh Mahmood "Joe" Ahmad (born 25 June 1942) is a British field hockey player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1] [2] He also competed for England in the 1973 Hockey World Cup, captaining the England team against New Zealand in the tournament and the 1970 Euro Hockey Nations Championships. He played for Great Britain 11 times and England 44 times in the midfield position. He also represented the Lincoln Imps, The RAF and Blackheath at club level [3]

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In 2022 after an appeal to locate Mahmood by the National Hockey [4] Museum was successful, [5] 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

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

Mahmood can now be found enjoying retirement in the Greek island of Corfu

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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. ↑ "We have found Joe Ahmad!". www.hockeymuseum.net. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "London reunion for the Munich 1972 GB Olympic squad". www.hockeymuseum.net. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "We have found Joe Ahmad!". www.hockeymuseum.net. Retrieved 30 September 2023.

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