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Field Hockey · India

Akhtar Hussain

Akhtar Hussain (Urdu: اختر حسین) (23 August 1926 – 9 November 1987) was an Indian and Pakistani field hockey player, who won the gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics for India and the silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics for Pakistan. He was one of the first people in history to win Olympic medals for two different countries.

Profile details

Born
23 Aug 1926
Country
India
Sport
Field Hockey
Discipline
Team
Category
Men
Status
Active

District, height, weight, playing style, coach, academy, national ranking and international ranking are not yet recorded for this athlete.

Honours & Awards

  • No recorded honours or awards.

Competition Appearances

2 recorded appearances, most significant first.

  • ·1956 Summer Olympics
  • ·1948 Summer Olympics

Career Timeline

  1. 1948Competed at 1948 Summer Olympics
  2. 1956Competed at 1956 Summer Olympics

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About

Akhtar Hussain (Urdu: اختر حسین) (23 August 1926 – 9 November 1987) was an Indian and Pakistani field hockey player, who won the gold medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics for India and the silver medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics for Pakistan. He was one of the first people in history to win Olympic medals for two different countries.

Biography adapted from Akhtar Hussain (field hockey) on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Snapshot taken — where the text describes a role or a club in the present tense, read it as of that date.

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