Joe Ahmad
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 25 June 1942 | ||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Midfield | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1962–1971 | Lincoln Imps | ||
| 1971–1973 | R.A.F. | ||
| 1973–1974 | Blackheath | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | |
| England | 44 | ||
| Great Britain | 11 | ||
Sheikh Mahmood Ahmad (born 25 June 1942) is a British former field hockey player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
Biography
Ahmad was educated at Mombasa Goan School in Kenya and Blackburn Technical College. He played club hockey for Lincoln Imps and was with them when he competed in 1970 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship. He then represented the Royal Air Force being called up for the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.
He joined Blackheath Hockey Club and while at Blackheath he competed for England in the 1973 Hockey World Cup.[3][4]
He played for Great Britain 11 times and England 44 times in the midfield position.[5]
In 2022 after an appeal to locate Mahmood by the National Hockey[6] Museum was successful,[7] he was able to receive, thanks to the research from the dedicated staff at the museum, his commemorative cap recognising his appearances for the Great Britain team officially noting his number as 165.
After leaving his playing days behind him, Mahmood took up a coaching position with the Oman Hockey Association coaching the national men's team.
Mahmood can now be found enjoying retirement in the Greek island of Corfu.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Joe Ahmad Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Olympedia – Joe Ahmad". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "Hockey honours". Liverpool Echo. 2 July 1973. Retrieved 5 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Day shocks seed Haslam". Evening News (London). 5 January 1973. Retrieved 5 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "We have found Joe Ahmad!". www.hockeymuseum.net. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "London reunion for the Munich 1972 GB Olympic squad". www.hockeymuseum.net. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "We have found Joe Ahmad!". www.hockeymuseum.net. Retrieved 30 September 2023.