Akhtar Hussain (field hockey)
Indian field hockey player (1926–1987)
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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.[1]
Born
23 August 1926
Died
9 November 1987 (aged 61)
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| Born | 23 August 1926 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 November 1987 (aged 61) | |||||||||||||||||||
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