Ali Iqtidar Shah Dara
Personal information | |
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Born | 1 April 1915 Punjab, British India |
Died | 16 January 1981 at age 65 |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Men's field hockey | ||
Representing British India | ||
1936 Berlin | Team competition |
Ali Iqtidar Shah Dara (April 1, 1915 – January 16, 1981) was a
In 1936, he was a member of the
Dara was also a serving officer in the
In 1947, British India was divided into India and Pakistan. Dara, who hailed from West Punjab province of undivided India, opted to live in Pakistan.[4]
Twelve years later he participated in the 1948 tournament for Pakistan as the team captain. Dara was easily the best choice to construct and lead Pakistan's Hockey team to 1948 Summer Olympics. He played all seven matches as forward. They faced Holland in the match for third place, which the two teams drew with a goal each. This match was replayed later, during which Pakistan was defeated 4-1, leaving them in 4th place.[5]
Dara was the manager of the
References
- ^ a b Profile of Ali Dara at sports-reference.com website Retrieved 17 May 2021
- ^ a b c Anjum Niaz (11 September 2016). "View from US: The death-spiral of Pakistan hockey". Dawn (newspaper). Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Ali Dara's Olympic database". 1 August 2006. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ a b c Ajay Kamalakaran (14 September 2018). "Ali Iqtidar Shah Dara: a shared India-Pakistan legacy". The Friday Times (newspaper). Archived from the original on 14 August 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "The Pakistan national hockey team for the London Olympics (1948)". The Friday Times (newspaper). 1 July 2011. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
External links
- Ali Iqtidar Shah Dara at Olympedia
- Ali Iqtidar Shah Dara at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
See also
List of sportspeople who competed for more than one nation