Hockey At The 1948 Summer Olympics
The field hockey tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics was the sixth edition of the field hockey event at the Summer Olympics. In five Olympic hockey tournaments, there had only been two different winners, but Britain and India had never competed together at the Olympics. There was no question the UK would again be absent at their home Olympics, although there were some organizational difficulties. First of all, the four British nations were independently affiliated with the international federation FIH and were not very keen on cooperating. Also, there were no hockey grounds to train on, as these were used by cricketers during the summer. Still, they managed to put together a team, the first real British hockey team at the Olympics (the 1908 and 1920 champions had been composed entirely of English players). Their captain was the versatile Norman Borrett, a first-class cricketer and national squash champion who once qualified for Wimbledon but didn't have time to compete. The f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Field Hockey At The 1936 Summer Olympics
The field hockey tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics was the fifth edition of the field hockey event at the Summer Olympics. All games took place either in the Hockey Stadion or on the Hockey Stadion Field No.2. Both of the field hockey grounds were near the Olympic Stadium located on the Reichssportfeld. The competition was held from 4 August 1936 to 15 August 1936. The field hockey matches saw a total attendance of 184,103 and 157,531 tickets were sold. The Indian team scored 38 goals, but only 1 goal was scored against them. British India were the Gold medalists. Only a men's competition occurred that year. Medal summary Note: ThInternational Olympic Committee medal databaseshows also only these players as medalists. They all played at least one match during the tournament. The reserve players are not listed as medalists. Squads Results Group stage Group A ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- ---- Classification round ---- ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Karl Holzapfel
Karl Johann Holzapfel (10 October 1923 – 12 August 2009) was an Austrian field hockey player. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References External links * 1923 births 2009 deaths Austrian male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Austria Field hockey players at the 1948 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1952 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing 20th-century Austrian people {{Austria-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Roepie Kruize
Jan Hendrik "Roepie" Kruize (18 January 1925 in Heemstede – 14 February 1992 in The Hague) was a former field hockey player from the Netherlands. He was one of the Netherlands's most famous players in the years following World War II. Kruize won the bronze medal with the Dutch Men's Team at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, followed by the silver medal, four years later in Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the Capital city, capital, primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Finland, most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of U .... References Dutch Olympic Committee External links * 1925 births 1992 deaths Dutch male field hockey players Dutch field hockey coaches Olympic field hockey players for the Netherlands Field hockey players at the 1948 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Muhammad Abdul Razzaq
Muhammad Abdul Razzaq (born 1921) is a Pakistani field hockey player. He competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References External links * 1921 births Possibly living people Field hockey players at the 1948 Summer Olympics Pakistani male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players of Pakistan Field hockey players from Faisalabad 20th-century Pakistani people {{Pakistan-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Abdul Hamid (field Hockey)
Abdul Hamid Hamidi (7 January 1927 – 11 July 2019) was a field hockey player from Pakistan. He was born in Bannu. He won silver medal in 1956 Summer Olympics and gold medal in 1960 Summer Olympics. After his retirement from professional competition, he managed the national team on several occasions, including during the 1966 and 1970 Asian Games. He also served as the secretary general of the Pakistan Hockey Federation. As of 2017, he lived in Islamabad. Death He died on 11 July 2019, in Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi, at the age of 92. Awards and recognition * Pride of Performance Award for Sports in 1960 by the President of Pakistan See also *Abdul Hamid II Abdülhamid or Abdul Hamid II ( ota, عبد الحميد ثانی, Abd ül-Hamid-i Sani; tr, II. Abdülhamid; 21 September 1842 10 February 1918) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 31 August 1876 to 27 April 1909, and the last sultan to ...- another Pakistan hockey player with a similar name ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Michel Lacroix
Michel Francois Maximilien Lacroix (10 November 1921 – 10 November 1974) was a French field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and in the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References External links * 1921 births 1974 deaths French male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for France Field hockey players at the 1948 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1952 Summer Olympics {{France-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aziz Malik
Abdul Aziz Malik (born 16 April 1916) was a Pakistani field hockey player. He competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin .... References External links * 1916 births Possibly living people Pakistani male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players of Pakistan Field hockey players at the 1948 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1952 Summer Olympics Field hockey players from Rawalpindi 20th-century Pakistani people {{Pakistan-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Henri Delaval
Henri Delaval (born 1 November 1913, date of death unknown) was a Belgian field hockey player. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics and the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References External links * 1913 births Year of death missing Belgian male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Belgium Field hockey players at the 1936 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1948 Summer Olympics Field hockey players from Brussels {{Belgium-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Masood Ahmed Khan
Masood Ahmed Khan (June 1918–date of death unknown) was a Pakistani field hockey player. He competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References External links * 1918 births Year of death missing Field hockey players at the 1948 Summer Olympics Pakistani male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Pakistan Field hockey players from Amritsar Indian emigrants to Pakistan {{Pakistan-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ali Dara
Ali Iqtidar Shah Dara (April 1, 1915 – January 16, 1981) was an Indian and later Pakistani field hockey player and the longest-serving hockey manager who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics and the 1948 Summer Olympics. In 1936, he was a member of the Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He played two matches as forward. "Dara played in the hockey team at Berlin in 1936 when an undivided India won the gold, defeating the home team Germany (8-1). Sitting in the VIP stand was Chancellor Adolf Hitler, leader of the Nazi party ruling Germany." Dara was also a serving officer in the Indian Army. His army regiment was sent to Malaysia during the Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ..., where Dara was c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Otto Grolimund
Otto Grolimund (9 January 1918 – 6 October 1997) was a Swiss field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca .... References External links * 1918 births 1997 deaths Swiss male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Switzerland Field hockey players at the 1948 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing {{Switzerland-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bakhteyar Gulam Mangal
Bakhteyar Gulam Mangal (born 1928) was an Afghan field hockey player, who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games and the 1956 Summer Olympic Games The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi .... He played in six matches in all, scoring 3 goals. References External links * Field hockey players at the 1948 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Afghanistan Afghan male field hockey players Possibly living people 1928 births {{Afghanistan-fieldhockey-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |