Afghanistan at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Afghanistan sent a delegation to compete at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, from 1 to 16 August 1936. This was the nation's first appearance at a Summer Olympic Games and saw the nation sent 19 athletes to compete (but only 13 was confirmed).[1] Most of these athletes competed in the men's field hockey team where they finished runner up in their group and not advancing to the knockout stage. The other two athletes competed in the sport of athletics with Mohammad Khan competing in the 100 meters sprint and long jump, failing to advance to the next stage of either of those events. Abdul Rahim competed in the shot put with him not advancing to the final.

Afghanistan at the
1936 Summer Olympics
IOC codeAFG
NOCAfghanistan National Olympic Committee
in Berlin
Competitors15 in 2 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Afghanistan sent two athletes to compete in the athletics competitions. One was 25 year old, Mohammad Khan who in his only Olympics competed in two events.[2] His first event was the men's 100 m which was held on the 26 July. Competing in heat three, he ended in last place to not qualify for the following stage.[3] The other event that he competed in was the men's Long jump which was held eight days later. Khan wouldn't qualify to the semi-final as he wouldn't reach the 7.15 meters qualifying distance to go through to the semi-final.[4][5]

Twenty-three year old Abdul Rahim was competed in his only Olympics as he competed in only one event during the games. That being the men's Shot put which was held on 2 August. Much like Khan, he wouldn't advance to the final, as he fell short of the 14.50 meters required to advance.[4][6]

Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Mohammad Khan Men's 100 m 6 Did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Mohammad Khan Men's Long jump — Did not advance
Abdul Rahim Men's Shot put — Did not advance

Field Hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Afghanistan entered a team in the field hockey competition for the first time. The team entered a squad of 18 (five of them being unknown). The national team were drawn in Group B with Denmark and host nation, Germany.[7]

Head coach: Sardar Mohammed Yusuf Khan

No. Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games		 Tournament
goals
Abouwi Ahmad Shah?0?
BJammal-ud-Din AffendiJune 23, 190828?2?
GKSayed Ali AttaAugust 25, 191322?2?
FWSayed Ali BabaMarch 12, 191521?2?
HBMohammad Asif ShazadaMarch 12, 191917?2?
HBSayed Mohammad AyubNovember 20, 190827?2?
FWMian Faruq ShahJune 3, 190729?1?
BHussain FazalOctober 21, 190629?2?
HBSaadat Malook ShazadaAugust 26, 191619?2?
FW/BZahir Shah Al-ZadahNovember 18, 191025?2?
FWShuja ud-DinSeptember 12, 191322?2?
FWMohammad SultanDecember 23, 191817?21
FWSardar Abdul WahidMarch 12, 190135?1?

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany (H) 2 2 0 0 10 1 +9 4 Semi-finals
2  Afghanistan 2 0 1 1 7 10 −3 1
3  Denmark 2 0 1 1 6 12 −6 1
Source: TheSports.org
(H) Host.

Games
04 August 1936
1800
 Afghanistan (AFG) 6 – 6  Denmark (DEN)
Umpires:
R. Jossey (Ger)
A. Croset (Swi)
08 August 1936
1800
 Afghanistan (AFG) 1 – 4  Germany (GER)
Umpires:
A. du Bue (Bel)
A. Demaurex (Swi)

References
  1. "List of competitors" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. Los Angeles: Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 February 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  2. "Mohammad Khan". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  3. "100 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  4. "1936 results". LA84 Foundation. Los Angeles: Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  5. "Long Jump, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  6. "Shot Put, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  7. "Hockey, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
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