Ali Dara
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Ali Iqtidar Shah Dara (April 1, 1915 – January 16, 1981) was an India
n and later Pakistan
i field hockey
player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
and the 1948 Summer Olympics
.
In 1936 he was a member of the Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches as forward.
Twelve years later he participated in the 1948 tournament
for Pakistan. He played all seven matches as forward. Pakistan finished fourth after a replay bronze medal match against the Netherlands.
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...
n and later Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i 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 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...
and the 1948 Summer Olympics
1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, England, United Kingdom. After a 12-year hiatus because of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics since the 1936 Games in Berlin...
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In 1936 he was a member of the Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches as forward.
Twelve years later he participated in the 1948 tournament
Field hockey at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Final results for the field hockey competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics:Only a men's competition occurred that year.-Medal summary:Note: The shows also only these players as medalists. They all played at least one match during the tournament...
for Pakistan. He played all seven matches as forward. Pakistan finished fourth after a replay bronze medal match against the Netherlands.