Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...

first competed at the Summer Olympic Games

Summer Olympic Games

The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Olympic Committee. Medals are awarded in each event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition that...

 at the 1936 Summer Olympics

1936 Summer Olympics

The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...

in Berlin

Berlin

Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

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Athletics

Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics

At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, 29 athletics events were contested, 23 for men and 6 for women. The program of events was unchanged from the previous Games. There was a total of 776 participants from 43 countries competing.-Medal table:...

 

Men's 100 metres

• Mohd Mohammad Khan
  • sixth and last in heat 3

Men's long jump

• Mohd Mohammad Khan
  • did not advance to the final; failed 7.15 m

Men's shot put

• Abdul Rahim
  • did not advance to the final; failed 14.50 m

The official report shows that one of these two athletes was also a member of the field hockey squad, however it is unclear which one it was.

Field hockey

Field hockey at the 1936 Summer Olympics

The 1936 Summer Olympics saw the fifth field hockey tournament at 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 Tuesday,...

 

Men's tournament

The squad was composed of 18 players (of which only these twelve players are known) played at least one match in the tournament.

• Jammaluddin Affendi
• Sheyd Ali Atta
• Sheyd Ali Baba
• Shazada Asif
• Seyd Ayub
• Mohammad Faruq
• Fazal Hussain
• Shazada Malook
• Shah Shazada Shuja
• Shazada Sultan
• Sardar Wahid
• Shazada Zahir
  • 1:4 against Germany and 6:6 against Denmark (eliminated after the group stage)