Sayed Jaffar

Biographical information

Roles	Competed in Olympic Games
Sex	Male
Full name	Sayed Muhammad•Jaffar Shah
Used name	Sayed•Jaffar
Born	1911 in Shergarh, Punjab	PAK
Died	21 March 1937 in Lahore, Punjab	PAK
Measurements	173 cm
Affiliations	Government College — Lahore, Punjab	PAK
NOC	India	IND

Medals	OG
Gold	2
Silver	0
Bronze	0
Total	2

Biography

Sayed Jaffar, also called “Jaffar Shah”, won two Olympic gold medals as a left winger in 1932 and 1936. He studied at Aitchison College and the Government College, both in Lahore. He died tragically in a hunting accident on the banks of river Ravi near Lahore in 1937. When he tried to retrieve a downed duck, he was caught in seaweed and drowned.

Results

Games	Discipline (Sport) / Event	NOC / Team	Pos	Medal	As
1932 Summer Olympics	Hockey	IND			Sayed Jaffar
	Hockey, Men (Olympic)	British India	1	Gold
1936 Summer Olympics	Hockey	IND			Sayed Jaffar
	Hockey, Men (Olympic)	British India	1	Gold

List mentions

Listed in Olympians Who Died in Drowning Accidents (Was caught in seaweed and drowned when trying to retrieve a downed duck.)
Listed in Hockey Players Who Successfully Defended Their Olympic Title in the Same Event in Back-to-Back Games (Hockey, Men: Los Angeles 1932/Berlin 1936)