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Feroze Khan

1904 – 2005

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About Feroze Khan

Lived 1904 – 2005 (aged 100). Feroze Khan was an Indian and Pakistani field hockey player.

Feroze Khan (9 September 1904 – 21 April 2005) was a field hockey player who represented India at the Summer Olympic Games. At the time of his death, he was the world's oldest Olympic gold medal winner, following the death of US athlete James Rockefeller in 2004. Khan was part of India's Olympic hockey team at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, who won the gold medal for the event. At the club level, Khan played for Uttar Pradesh, Aligarh University and the Bombay Customs. After his death, Roger Beaufrand of France became the oldest living Olympic gold medal winner.

Khan was a Daanishmandan Pathan. His son Farooq Feroze Khan, followed a career in the Air Force and became the only PAF officer ever to serve as Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Pakistan's senior military appointment.

After the creation of Pakistan, he moved to the new country, and lived in Karachi where he served as a well-respected coach. He died of natural causes at the age of 100.

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Who was Feroze Khan?

field hockey player (1904–2005)

When was Feroze Khan born?

Feroze Khan was born on 9 September 1904 in Basti Daneshmandan.

When did Feroze Khan die?

Feroze Khan died on 20 April 2005 in Islamabad.

What was Feroze Khan's occupation?

Feroze Khan was a field hockey player.

What nationality was Feroze Khan?

Feroze Khan was Indian and Pakistani.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Feroze Khan

· Wikidata: Q1407531

· DBpedia: Feroze Khan (field hockey)

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