 Indian hockey team en route to Los Angeles Olympics in 1932. Captain of the team, Lal Shah Bokhari, (in turban) is sitting on extreme left chair. | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Syed Lal Shah Bokhari | |||||||||||||
| Born | 13 January 1906[1] Lyallpur, Punjab, British India | |||||||||||||
| Died | 22 July 1959 (aged 53) Baghdad, Iraq | |||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Left-half | |||||||||||||
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| Updated on 4 May 2024. | ||||||||||||||
Lal Shah Bokhari (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; born 13 January 1906 – 22 July 1959) was a field hockey player who represented India. He was the captain of the 15-member Indian field hockey team in the 1932 Summer Olympics.
1932 Olympics[edit | edit source]
In 1932, he was the captain[3] of the India men's national field hockey team, which won the gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics. There were total three teams in the tournament and every team played two matches. He played both the matches from his team.
The Indian team was troubled by groupism (natives vs Anglo-Indians) that surfaced when Lal Shah Bokhari was named captain against the expectations of Broome Eric Pinniger. It appeared that Pinniger would not go with the team in protest. However, later he reconsiled and accompanied the team. The team arrived in Los Angeles to a rousing greeting.[4]
Opts for Pakistan[edit | edit source]
At the time of partition of India in 1947, he was serving as Hajj Officer to the Government of India and stationed at Delhi. He opted for Pakistan upon the country's independence from Britain and served as a diplomat for Pakistan—his last posting being Pakistan's ambassador to Iraq.[citation needed]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books/about/Asia_Who_s_Who.html?id=YkVEAAAAIAAJ The Asia Who's Who, 1957, p. 50
- ↑ http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/granthalaya/goal/1932/ p. 12
- ↑ 1932. Bharatiya Hockey.
- ↑ 1932 Olympics Games – India's dominance continues. The Hindu.
External links[edit | edit source]
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- Lal Bokhari's profile at databaseOlympics.com
- Lal Bokhari's profile at Sports Reference.com
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| Preceded by Purma Bannerjee |
Flagbearer for India Los Angeles 1932 |
Succeeded by Dhyan Chand |
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