Hailing from the Punjab, Feroze Khan was a member of the Indian field hockey team that easily took the country’s first ever Olympic medal. At the 1928 Olympics, India outscored their opponents 29-0 in five matches. Khan himself missed the final match, due to illness, but the forward had earlier starred in the match against Belgium, scoring five of nine Indian goals. In club competition, Khan played for the Punjab, and later for the successful Bombay Customs team. Khan attempted to qualify for a second Olympics, but was left off the team by the selectors. He later moved to present-day Pakistan, where he lived until his death in 2005. He was the oldest Olympic champion alive at that time.
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