Sayed Mohomed JAFFAR

India
India
Olympic Medals
2G
Games Participations2
First Olympic GamesLos Angeles 1932
Year of Birth1910

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.

Olympic Results

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