18 Facts About Mohammed Shahid

Mohammed Shahid was an Indian field hockey player.

Mohammed Shahid is considered one of India's best to have played the game and was known for his dribbling skills.

Mohammed Shahid was a member of the Indian team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow.

Mohammed Shahid was born on 14 April 1960 in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

Mohammed Shahid made his first appearance for India in the junior team in 1979 at the Junior World Cup in France.

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Mohammed Shahid's attacking partnership on the field with Zafar Iqbal was well known.

Zafar pointed that Shahid was instrumental in the V Baskaran-led India winning the gold medal at the 1980 Olympic Games.

Mohammed Shahid was awarded the 'Best Forward player' at the 1980 Champions Trophy in Karachi.

Mohammed Shahid was a member of the team that won the gold at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, silver at the 1982 Asian Games and bronze at the 1986 Asian Games.

Mohammed Shahid announced his retirement from international hockey in January 1989.

Mohammed Shahid was the product of the Sports College Lucknow from where emerged a few other stars of the 1980s like Ravinder Pal Singh, his teammate at the Moscow Olympics, Rajinder Singh Rawat who played in goal in the Los Angeles Olympics and many others who went on to don the national colours at the junior and senior international level.

Mohammed Shahid had six brothers and three sisters, and his father ran a small hotel in Ardali Bazar area of Varanasi.

Mohammed Shahid married Parvin in 1990, and had twins from the marriage.

In June 2016, Mohammed Shahid was admitted to Medanta hospital, Gurgaon when he was suffering from a serious liver disease.

Mohammed Shahid was airlifted from Varanasi to Gurgaon after ignoring a bout of jaundice.

Mohammed Shahid's condition continued to deteriorate with weakening liver and kidneys.

Mohammed Shahid's funeral was held in hometown Varanasi the next day.

Mohammed Shahid's funeral was attended by officials, local politicians of the city and Olympians including Zafar Iqbal, Ashok Kumar, Sujit Kumar, RP Singh, Shaqil Ahmed and Sardar Singh.