Sayed Yusuf
{{Short description|Indian field hockey player}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name = Sayed Yusuf
| full_name = Shahzada Muhammad Yusuf
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| image = File:India hockey team 1928.jpg
| caption = India field hockey team at 1928 Olympics. Shahzada Muhammad Yusuf is standing third from left.
| birth_date = 1896
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| death_date = 9 December 1978
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| nationalteam1 = India
| nationalyears1 = 1928
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| nationalteam2 = Afghanistan
| nationalyears2 = 1934
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's Field Hockey}}
{{MedalCountry | {{flag|British India|name=India}}}}
{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games}} File:Olympic rings.svg
{{MedalGold | 1928 Amsterdam|Team competition}}
|updated = 30 March 2024
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Sayed Muhammad Yusuf (abbr. S M Yusuf), later known as Shahzada Muhammad Yusuf{{cite web | url=https://stick2hockey.com/amp/26716-2/ | title=OF JAIPAL SINGH AND SPARKLING INDIAN DIASPORA'S CONTRIBUTION TO HOCKEY – Stick2Hockey }} (1896 – 9 December 1978) was a field hockey player who represented two countries namely India and Afghanistan in international hockey. In the 1928 Summer Olympics held at Amsterdam, he had participated as S M Yusuf.
Entries at Olympedia
Yusuf has the following three entries at the website Olympedia:
19319 Sayed Yusuf
701504 Mohammad Yusuf
5000749 Sardar Mohammed Yusuf Khan
However, entry Sayed Yusuf is controversial because, according to official report of the 1928 Olympics, the Olympian had participated in those Olympics as S M Yusuf. His name Syed Yusuf appears to have been entered by Olympedia due to some other consideration such as from the Guinness Book of World Records. The valid reference can only be that of the official report of the 1928 Summer Olympics.{{fact|date=April 2025}}
India
He competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics at Amsterdam.{{cite web | url=http://bharatiyahockey.org/2023/aug2023.html | title=August 2023 Bulletin }} When the Indian field hockey team for the 1928 Summer Olympics was selected, Yusuf was also selected in it without trials. At that time, he was in London. He studied at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge (1923 to 1927). The Indian hockey team went to Amsterdam via London where he joined it. The Indian field hockey team won the gold medal at Amsterdam Olympics.{{cite web | url=https://www.sportscrunch.in/indian-hockey-team-in-amsterdam-1928/ | title=How Did Indian Hockey Team in Amsterdam 1928 Win? Best 99 | date=15 July 2020 }}
Yusuf played four matches; one as right-out and three as left-half.https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll8/id/14512/ pp.674-691
Afghanistan
He was captain of the Afghanistan hockey team which took part in the Western Asiatic Games at Delhi in 1934.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304121104/http://library.la84.org/OlympicInformationCenter/OlympicReview/1935/BODE29/BODE29d.pdf Official Report]https://books.google.com/books?id=lfCZUheieYEC p. 132 Shahzada Muhammad Yusuf was captain of the Afghanistan hockey team in the only match played against India in the 1934 Western Asiatic Games at Delhi. The match was played on 2 March 1934.{{cite news|newspaper=The Indian Express, Madras, Dak Edition|date=27 March 1934|title=Afghan Hockey Team's Tour; Captain's Appreciation|page=2}} https://books.google.com/books?id=a70-AAAAIBAJ&dq=afghanistan+hockey+team&pg=PA2&article_id=6795,4280336&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiIo_Xv17GFAxUfgP0HHadLDzM4FBDoAXoECAcQAg#v=onepage&q=afghanistan%20hockey%20team&f=false
He was also captain of the Afghanistan field hockey team at 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin but remained a non-starter.{{cite news|newspaper=The Indian Express, Madras, Evening Edition|date=9 May 1936|title=Afghan Hockey Team Sails Off; Tributes To Indian Players|page=8}} https://books.google.com/books?id=_r8-AAAAIBAJ&dq=afghanistan+hockey+team&pg=PA5&article_id=6562,6666252&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiOp5v807GFAxU9h_0HHeJEC1k4ChDoAXoECAUQAg#v=onepage&q=afghanistan%20hockey%20team&f=false
He was manager of Afghanistan field hockey team at 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
Gallery
File:Bangla Ayub Shah 3 (WCLA).jpg|Bangla Ayub Shah in Lahore, Pakistan which once used to be the residence of Shahzada Muhammad Yusuf.
See also
References
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External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930031944/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=YUSUFSAY01 Sayed Yusuf at databaseOlympics.com]
{{India FH Squad 1928 Summer Olympics}}
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Category:Indian male field hockey players
Category:Afghan male field hockey players
Category:Olympic field hockey players for India
Category:Field hockey players at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic gold medalists for India
Category:Olympic medalists in field hockey
Category:Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics