Lal Bokhari
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S. Lal Shah Bokhari (July 22, 1909 – July 22, 1959) was an Indian
field hockey
player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics
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In 1932 he was captain of the (British) Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics. He played two matches as halfback.
He was also part of the (British) Indian field hockey team which secured gold at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics.
He was born in Lyallpur
, (then British India, now Pakistan]. He migrated to Pakistan upon Pakistan's independence from Britain, and served as a diplomat for Pakistan - last post being ambassador for Pakistan in Iraq.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...
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In 1932 he was captain of the (British) Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics. He played two matches as halfback.
He was also part of the (British) Indian field hockey team which secured gold at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics.
He was born in Lyallpur
Lyallpur
Lyallpur may refer to* the former name of Faisalabad city, Pakistan* Lyallpur Town, a municipal area of Faisalabad city, Pakistan...
, (then British India, now Pakistan]. He migrated to Pakistan upon Pakistan's independence from Britain, and served as a diplomat for Pakistan - last post being ambassador for Pakistan in Iraq.