Lal Shah Bokhari
Lal Shah Bokhari (July 22, 1909 – July 22, 1962) was a British Indian field hockey player. He was member of Indian field hockey team in the 1928 Summer Olympics and 1932 Summer Olympics.
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| Born |
22 July 1909 Lyallpur, Punjab Province, British India | ||||||||||||||||
| Died |
22 July 1962 (aged 53) Colombo, Basnahira, Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Halfback | ||||||||||||||||
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1928 Olympics
He was also part of the Indian field hockey team which secured gold at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics.
1932 Olympics
In 1932, he was the captain[1] of the India_men's national field hockey team, which won the gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics. He played two matches as halfback.
The Indian team, troubled by groupism (Indians vs Anglo-Indians) that surfaced when Lal Shah Bokhari was named captain ahead of Eric Pinniger, arrived in Los Angeles to a rousing greeting.[2]
He was born in Mianwali. He migrated to Pakistan upon Pakistan's independence from Britain and served as a diplomat for Pakistan -- his last post being Pakistan's ambassador to Iraq.
References
- 1932. Bharatiya Hockey.
- 1932 Olympics Games - India's dominance continues. The Hindu.
External links
- Lal Bokhari at Olympedia
- Lal Bokhari's profile at databaseOlympics.com
- Lal Bokhari's profile at Sports Reference.com
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