Syed Hussain Shah (Urdu: سيد حسين شاه) (born August 14, 1964) is a retired Pakistaniboxer from Lyari, KarachiPakistan, who won the bronze medal in the Middleweight division (71–75 kg) at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. This was the country's first ever Olympic boxing medal.[1] He remains the only Pakistani sportsperson to win an individual medal at the Olympic Games in the last fifty-plus years.[2] Only other Pakistani to ever win an individual Olympic medal is the wrestler Muhammad Bashir, who won a bronze medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Shah was born in Lyari, Karachi. As a child Shah used to live on streets due to being homeless, he used to work as labor to earn money. Shah trained himself for boxing on streets using garbage bags as a replacement for punching bag.[3]
Shah, who has also to his credit five gold in the South Asian Games history, remained the best boxer of Asia from 1980 to 1988, a rare prominence achieved by any Pakistani pugilist so far.
He later moved to Japan, where his son Shah Hussain Shah learned judo and went on to represent Pakistan at the international level.[6][7]
A biopic called Shah was released in Pakistan on 14 August 2015. The film chronicles Hussain Shah's poverty stricken childhood, his rise to fame as the Asian Boxing Champion and Olympic Bronze Medalist, his subsequent return to poverty and finally his migration to Japan to coach Japanese boxers. The movie is directed and written by Adnan Sarwar with music by Adnan Sarwar and Farhan Albert.
^Pakistan's Shah Hussain reaches men's judo final 26 July 2014 Retrieved 26 July 2014
^"Must watch: An unsung Pakistani hero comes to life in film 'Shah'". DAWN. 2 July 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
^"Hussain Shah – The boxing icon who won Olympic medal for Pakistan in 1988". dailytimes.com.pk. Daily Times. August 20, 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
^. sports.gov.pk. Pakistan Sports Board. Archived from the original on April 10, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
^Nair, Avinash (25 November 1987). "Shah stops clean sweep". The Indian Express. p. 6.
^"Shah Hussain, Pakistan's young Japan raised judo star, hopes for medal repeat at Asian Games".
^"The celebrated son of a forgotten champion". 28 July 2014.
External links
Biography at Pakistan Sports Board 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
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hussain, shah, syed, urdu, سيد, حسين, شاه, born, august, 1964, retired, pakistani, boxer, from, lyari, karachi, pakistan, bronze, medal, middleweight, division, 1988, summer, olympics, seoul, south, korea, this, country, first, ever, olympic, boxing, medal, re. Syed Hussain Shah Urdu سيد حسين شاه born August 14 1964 is a retired Pakistani boxer from Lyari Karachi Pakistan who won the bronze medal in the Middleweight division 71 75 kg at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul South Korea This was the country s first ever Olympic boxing medal 1 He remains the only Pakistani sportsperson to win an individual medal at the Olympic Games in the last fifty plus years 2 Only other Pakistani to ever win an individual Olympic medal is the wrestler Muhammad Bashir who won a bronze medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics Syed Hussain Alam ShahStatisticsReal nameSyed Hussain ShahWeight s MiddleweightNationalityPakistaniBorn 1964 08 14 August 14 1964 age 58 Lyari Karachi PakistanBoxing recordTotal fights4Wins3Losses1Medal record Men s BoxingRepresenting PakistanEvent 1st 2nd 3rdOlympic Games 1South Asian Games 5 Total 5 0 1Olympic Games1988 Seoul MiddleweightAsian Games1986 Seoul Light HeavyweightAsian Championships1987 Kuwait City Middleweight1989 Beijing MiddleweightSouth Asian Games1984 Kathmandu Middleweight1985 Dhaka Middleweight1987 Calcutta Middleweight1989 Islamabad Middleweight1991 Colombo Middleweight Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Popular Culture 4 Olympic results 5 References 6 External linksEarly life EditShah was born in Lyari Karachi As a child Shah used to live on streets due to being homeless he used to work as labor to earn money Shah trained himself for boxing on streets using garbage bags as a replacement for punching bag 3 Career EditShah won his first gold medal at 1984 South Asian Games in Dhaka along with Asghar Ali Ilyas Ahmed and Muhammad Yousaf 4 At the 1987 edition of the Games in Kolkata he was adjudged the best boxer 5 At the 1988 Olympics he shared the podium with Kenya s Chris Sande He was Pakistan s first boxer to win any medal in olympic boxing In 1989 Lyari born boxer received Sitara i Imtiaz medal from Government of Pakistan Shah who has also to his credit five gold in the South Asian Games history remained the best boxer of Asia from 1980 to 1988 a rare prominence achieved by any Pakistani pugilist so far He later moved to Japan where his son Shah Hussain Shah learned judo and went on to represent Pakistan at the international level 6 7 Popular Culture EditMain article Shah film A biopic called Shah was released in Pakistan on 14 August 2015 The film chronicles Hussain Shah s poverty stricken childhood his rise to fame as the Asian Boxing Champion and Olympic Bronze Medalist his subsequent return to poverty and finally his migration to Japan to coach Japanese boxers The movie is directed and written by Adnan Sarwar with music by Adnan Sarwar and Farhan Albert Olympic results Edit1st round bye Defeated Martin Amarillas 3 2 Defeated Serge Kabongo 5 0 Defeated Zoltan Fuzesy 3 2 Lost to Egerton Marcus 1 4References Edit Pakistan s Shah Hussain reaches men s judo final 26 July 2014 Retrieved 26 July 2014 Must watch An unsung Pakistani hero comes to life in film Shah DAWN 2 July 2015 Retrieved 17 February 2016 Hussain Shah The boxing icon who won Olympic medal for Pakistan in 1988 dailytimes com pk Daily Times August 20 2017 Retrieved October 14 2018 I SAF Games sports gov pk Pakistan Sports Board Archived from the original on April 10 2020 Retrieved October 14 2018 Nair Avinash 25 November 1987 Shah stops clean sweep The Indian Express p 6 Shah Hussain Pakistan s young Japan raised judo star hopes for medal repeat at Asian Games The celebrated son of a forgotten champion 28 July 2014 External links EditBiography at Pakistan Sports Board Archived 2015 09 24 at the Wayback Machine This biographical article related to Pakistani boxing is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article about a Pakistani Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hussain Shah amp oldid 1142019459, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
