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{{short description|Indian volleyball player}}
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{{Infobox volleyball player
| name = Riaz Ahmed
| image = Riaz Ahmed Torch Marathon 1979.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Riaz Ahmed Running in a ceremony in the Hyderabad Sports Tournament 1979
| fullname = Syed Riaz Ahmed Rizvi
| nickname = "Riaz Dada"
| nationality = Indian
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1939|04|07}}
| birth_place = [[Mallepally]], [[Hyderabad]], [[India]]
| hometown = Hyderabad, India
| height = {{height|m=1.90}}
| weight = {{convert|59|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| position = All Rounder
| nationalyears = 1961-1973
| nationalteam = [[India men's national volleyball team|India]]
}}
'''Riaz Ahmed''' (born 7 April 1939) is a former [[volleyball]] player from [[India]]. He represented the [[India men's national volleyball team|India national team]] as a senior player at the [[1966 Asian Games]].

== Career ==
Riaz Ahmed was born in [[Mallepally]], a suburb of [[Hyderabad]]. He was the eldest son of Syed Mohammed Rizvi and Afsar Jahan. He was encouraged to play volleyball from his Soccer coach in high school, because he noticed how Riaz was a one of a kind Athlete. In 1958, Riaz became a member of the [[Andhra Pradesh Police Academy]] volleyball team. In 1960, he joined the [[India men's national volleyball team]] camp with [[Tilakam Gopal]], [[Abdul Basith (volleyball)|Abdul Basith]], [[Balwant Singh (volleyball)|Balwant Singh]] and many other Police cadets. Riaz represented the [[India men's national volleyball team|National Team]] several times from 1961 to 1973.{{cn|date=August 2020}}

Riaz played for India's national volleyball team in the [[Asian Games]] in Bangkok (1966) and Jakarta (1962), where India took the 4th Seat and won a Silver Medal . He was one of the Indian team's most Senior players that influenced great players such as [[Jimmy George]] who played in the [[Asian Games]] in Tehran (1974), Bangkok (1978) and in Seoul (1986) where India won the bronze medal. He was captain of the Indian team that played at [[Saudi Arabia]] in 1985, and led the Indian team to victory in India Gold Cup International Volleyball Tournament at [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] in 1986.

Ahmed competed in the following international competitions:
*Represented the Indian volleyball team in the Inter-National Matches.
*1961 – Represented India in the test match against the visiting Japanese team held at Calcutta.
*1962 – Was a member of the Indian volleyball team which participated in the [[1962 Asian Games|Asian Games]] at Jakarta and received a silver medal.
*1964 – Was a member of the Indian volleyball team which participated in the Olympics at Delhi in which all the Asian countries participated and won the bronze medal.
*1965 – Was a captain of the Indian volleyball team which played five test matches against the visiting USSR team. The tests were played at Delhi, Bhilai, Rowa, Calcutta, and Cuttack.
*1965 – The Indian team also played two unofficial matches against the Russian team at Balaghat and Allahabad. Ahmed was a captain of the team in these matches.
*1966 – Was a Captain of the Indian volleyball team which participated in the [[1966 Asian Games|Asian Games]] at Bangkok.
*1967 – Was a Captain of the Indian team against the visiting Ceylonese volleyball team. The test matches were held at Calcutta and Dalmianagar.
*1970 – Member of the Indian team which played five test matches against the visiting [[University of Paris|Paris University]] team. (The Paris University team contained six players who represented the [[France men's national volleyball team|French volleyball team]]) The tests were played at Hyderabad, Trivandrum, Jamshedpur, Udaipur, and Bombay. Ahmed was one of the captains of the Indian team at Hyderabad.

In the Inter-Civil Services All India Tournaments, Ahmed alongside [[Tilakam Gopal]]

represented the Andhra Pradesh Civil Service volleyball team
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Place of tournament
!Rank
|-
|1967
|Nagapur
|Winners
|-
|1968
|Madras
|Winners
|-
|1969
|Jaipur
|Runners-up
|-
|1970
|Ahemabad
|Winners
|}
[[File:Riaz Ahmed Police Shaking Hands.jpg|thumb|Riaz Ahmed (Seen Shaking Hands) with an Official.]]
At the All India Inter Departmental Nationals, he represented the Andhra Pradesh Police Team:
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Rank
|-
|1967
|Winners
|-
|1968
|Winners
|-
|1969
|Winners *
|-
|1970
|Winners *
|}

* (Riaz And Gopal were Co-Captains of these teams)

At the All India Inter-Police Meets, he represented the Andhra Pradesh Police Team and helped the team to the following results:
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Rank
|-
|1960
|Winners
|-
|1961
|Winners
|-
|1962
|Runners-up
|-
|1963
|Winners
|-
|1964
|Runners-up
|-
|1965
|Runners-up
|-
|1965
|Runners-up
|-
|1966
|Runners-up
|-
|1967
|Runners-up
|-
|1968
|Runners-up
|-
|1969
|Runners-up
|-
|1970
|Third place
|}
[[File:Riaz Ahmed Spike (Police).jpg|left|thumb]]

==References==
# http://takhtejamshidcup.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=485&Itemid=1026
# "Volleyball shows the way" [https://sportstar.thehindu.com/tss2639/stories/20030927005300600.htm] Sportstar 27 Sept 2003 - 3 Oct 2003 Retrieved 21 March 2019

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[[Category:Recipients of the Arjuna Award]]
[[Category:Indian men's volleyball players]]
[[Category:Volleyball players at the 1978 Asian Games]]
[[Category:1939 births]]
[[Category:Asian Games competitors for India]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Volleyball players from Hyderabad, India]]
[[Category:Volleyball players at the 1966 Asian Games]]

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