Sayed Jaffar (field hockey)
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Sayed Mohammad Jaffar Shah (December 1911 – 21 March 1937) was an Indian field hockey player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]
He was born in Shergarh, District Montgomery, British India (now in Okara District, Punjab, Pakistan). Jaffar received his education at the Aitchison College, Lahore and at the Government College, Lahore.
Playing career
In 1932 he was a member of the All India team that represented the country in field hockey at the 1932 Summer Olympics. The team won the gold medal. He played two matches as left-out.[1]
Four years later in 1936, he was again the member of the All India field hockey team. The team again won the gold medal for field hockey at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He played five matches as left-out.
Death & memory
He died as a result of a drowning accident on banks of river Ravi, near Lahore, on 21 March 1937.[2][3]
A hockey pavilion was constructed at the Aitchison College Lahore in 1939 as a tribute to the memory of Jaffar and his services to field hockey in British India.
Jaffar Memorial hockey tournament is organised annually by Ali Institute of Education in Lahore.
