Sayed Muhammad Yusuf (abbr. S M Yusuf), later known as Shahzada Muhammad Yusuf (1896 – 9 December 1978) was a field hockey player who represented two countries namely India and Afghanistan in international hockey. In the 1928 Summer Olympics held at Amsterdam, he had participated as S M Yusuf.
Entries at Olympedia Yusuf has the following three entries at the website Olympedia:19319 Sayed Yusuf701504 Mohammad Yusuf5000749 Sardar Mohammed Yusuf Khan
However, entry Sayed Yusuf is controversial because, according to official report of the 1928 Olympics, the Olympian had participated in those Olympics as S M Yusuf. His name Syed Yusuf appears to have been entered by Olympedia due to some other consideration such as from the Guinness Book of World Records. The valid reference can only be that of the official report of the 1928 Summer Olympics.
India He competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics at Amsterdam. When the Indian field hockey team for the 1928 Summer Olympics was selected, Yusuf was also selected in it without trials. At that time, he was in London. He studied at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge (1923 to 1927). The Indian hockey team went to Amsterdam via London where he joined it. The Indian field hockey team won the gold medal at Amsterdam Olympics. Yusuf played four matches; one as right-out and three as left-half.https://digital.la84.org/digital/collection/p17103coll8/id/14512/ pp.674-691
Afghanistan He was captain of the Afghanistan hockey team which took part in the Western Asiatic Games at Delhi in 1934.Official Reporthttps://books.google.com/books?id=lfCZUheieYEC p. 132 Shahzada Muhammad Yusuf was captain of the Afghanistan hockey team in the only match played against India in the 1934 Western Asiatic Games at Delhi. The match was played on 2 March 1934. https://books.google.com/books?id=a70-AAAAIBAJ&dq=afghanistan+hockey+team&pg=PA2&article_id=6795,4280336&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiIo_Xv17GFAxUfgP0HHadLDzM4FBDoAXoECAcQAg#v=onepage&q=afghanistan%20hockey%20team&f=false
He was also captain of the Afghanistan field hockey team at 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin but remained a non-starter. https://books.google.com/books?id=_r8-AAAAIBAJ&dq=afghanistan+hockey+team&pg=PA5&article_id=6562,6666252&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiOp5v807GFAxU9h_0HHeJEC1k4ChDoAXoECAUQAg#v=onepage&q=afghanistan%20hockey%20team&f=false
He was manager of Afghanistan field hockey team at 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
Gallery
See also List of sportspeople who competed for more than one nation Field hockey players who competed for more than one nation
References
External links
Sayed Yusuf at databaseOlympics.com