In 1936, he was a member of the British Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[3] He played two matches as forward. "Dara played in the hockey team at Berlin in 1936 when an undivided India won the gold, defeating the home team Germany (8-1). Sitting in the VIP stand was Chancellor Adolf Hitler, leader of the Nazi party ruling Germany."[4][2]
In 1947, British India was divided into India and Pakistan. Dara, who hailed from West Punjab province of undivided India, opted to live in Pakistan.[4]
Twelve years later he participated in the 1948 tournament for Pakistan as the team captain. Dara was easily the best choice to construct and lead Pakistan's Hockey team to 1948 Summer Olympics. He played all seven matches as forward. They faced Holland in the match for third place, which the two teams drew with a goal each. This match was replayed later, during which Pakistan was defeated 4-1, leaving them in 4th place.[5]
^ abcAnjum Niaz (11 September 2016). "View from US: The death-spiral of Pakistan hockey". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 17 May 2021.
^. 1 August 2006. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
^ abcAjay Kamalakaran (14 September 2018). "Ali Iqtidar Shah Dara: a shared India-Pakistan legacy". The Friday Times (newspaper). Retrieved 17 May 2021.
^. The Friday Times (newspaper). 1 July 2011. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
iqtidar, shah, dara, april, 1915, january, 1981, british, indian, later, pakistani, field, hockey, player, longest, serving, hockey, manager, competed, 1936, summer, olympics, 1948, summer, olympics, personal, informationborn1, april, 1915, lyallpur, called, f. Ali Iqtidar Shah Dara April 1 1915 January 16 1981 was a British Indian and later Pakistani field hockey player and the longest serving hockey manager who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics and the 1948 Summer Olympics 1 2 Ali Iqtidar Shah DaraPersonal informationBorn1 April 1915 1 Lyallpur now called Faisalabad Punjab British IndiaDied16 January 1981 at age 65Olympic medal recordMen s field hockeyRepresenting British India1936 Berlin Team competitionIn 1936 he was a member of the British Indian field hockey team which won the gold medal at the 1936 Summer Olympics 3 He played two matches as forward Dara played in the hockey team at Berlin in 1936 when an undivided India won the gold defeating the home team Germany 8 1 Sitting in the VIP stand was Chancellor Adolf Hitler leader of the Nazi party ruling Germany 4 2 Dara was also a serving officer in the Indian Army His army regiment was sent to Malaysia during the Second World War where Dara was captured 4 In 1947 British India was divided into India and Pakistan Dara who hailed from West Punjab province of undivided India opted to live in Pakistan 4 Twelve years later he participated in the 1948 tournament for Pakistan as the team captain Dara was easily the best choice to construct and lead Pakistan s Hockey team to 1948 Summer Olympics He played all seven matches as forward They faced Holland in the match for third place which the two teams drew with a goal each This match was replayed later during which Pakistan was defeated 4 1 leaving them in 4th place 5 Dara was the manager of the Pakistan Hockey Team at 1976 Montreal Olympic Games where Pakistan won the bronze medal 2 References edit a b Profile of Ali Dara at sports reference com website Retrieved 17 May 2021 a b c Anjum Niaz 11 September 2016 View from US The death spiral of Pakistan hockey Dawn newspaper Retrieved 17 May 2021 Ali Dara s Olympic database 1 August 2006 Archived from the original on 29 September 2007 Retrieved 17 May 2021 a b c Ajay Kamalakaran 14 September 2018 Ali Iqtidar Shah Dara a shared India Pakistan legacy The Friday Times newspaper Retrieved 17 May 2021 The Pakistan national hockey team for the London Olympics 1948 The Friday Times newspaper 1 July 2011 Archived from the original on 6 March 2014 Retrieved 17 May 2021 External links editAli Iqtidar Shah Dara at Olympedia nbsp Ali Iqtidar Shah Dara at Olympics at Sports Reference com archived nbsp See also editList of sportspeople who competed for more than one nation nbsp nbsp This article about an Indian Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an Indian field hockey figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to a Pakistani field hockey figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ali Iqtidar Shah Dara amp oldid 1184713888, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
