Riaz Ahmed (volleyball)

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Riaz Ahmed
Ahmed running in a ceremony in the Hyderabad Sports Tournament 1979
Personal information
Full nameSyed Riaz Ahmed Rizvi
Nickname"Riaz Dada"
NationalityIndian
Born(1939-04-07)7 April 1939
Mallepally, Hyderabad State, British Raj
Died18 September 2023(2023-09-18) (aged 84)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
HometownHyderabad, India
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Volleyball information
PositionSetter/All Rounder
National team
1961–1973India

Riaz Ahmed (7 April 1939 – 18 September 2023) was an Indian volleyball player. He represented the India national team as a senior player at the 1966 Asian Games.

Biography[edit]

Ahmed was born in Mallepally, a suburb of Hyderabad. He was the eldest son of Syed Mohammed Rizvi and Afsar Jahan. He was encouraged to play volleyball by his soccer coach in high school, because he noticed how Ahmed was a one of a kind athlete. In 1958, Ahmed became a member of the Andhra Pradesh Police Academy volleyball team. In 1960, he joined the India men's national volleyball team camp with Tilakam Gopal and Balwant Singh as well as many other Police cadets. Ahmed represented the National Team several times from 1961 to 1973.[citation needed]

Ahmed played for India's national volleyball team in the Asian Games in Bangkok (1966), where India took the 4th Seat. He was one of the Indian team's most Senior players that influenced great players such as Jimmy George and Abdul Basith who played in the Asian Games in Tehran (1974), Bangkok (1978) and in Seoul (1986) where India won the bronze medal. He was captain of the Indian team that played at Saudi Arabia in 1985, and led the Indian team to victory in India Gold Cup International Volleyball Tournament at Hyderabad in 1986.

Ahmed died in Richmond, Virginia on 18 September 2023, at the age of 84.[1]

Competitions[edit]

Ahmed competed in the following international competitions:

  • Represented the Indian volleyball team in the Inter-National Matches.
  • 1961 – Represented India in the test match against the visiting Japanese team held at Calcutta.
  • 1964 – Was a member of the Indian volleyball team which participated in the Olympics? at Delhi in which all the Asian countries participated and won the bronze medal.
  • 1965 – Was a captain of the Indian volleyball team which played five test matches against the visiting USSR team. The tests were played at Delhi, Bhilai, Rowa, Calcutta, and Cuttack.
  • 1965 – The Indian team also played two unofficial matches against the Russian team at Balaghat and Allahabad. Ahmed was a captain of the team in these matches.
  • 1966 – Was a Captain of the Indian volleyball team which participated in the Asian Games at Bangkok.
  • 1967 – Was a Captain of the Indian team against the visiting Ceylonese volleyball team. The test matches were held at Calcutta and Dalmianagar.
  • 1970 – Member of the Indian team which played five test matches against the visiting Paris University team. (The Paris University team contained six players who represented the French volleyball team) The tests were played at Hyderabad, Trivandrum, Jamshedpur, Udaipur, and Bombay. Ahmed was one of the captains of the Indian team at Hyderabad.

In the Inter-Civil Services All India Tournaments, Ahmed alongside Tilakam Gopal represented the Andhra Pradesh Civil Service volleyball team.

Year Place of tournament Rank
1967 Nagapur Winners
1968 Madras Winners
1969 Jaipur Runners-up
1970 Ahemabad Winners
Riaz Ahmed (seen shaking hands) with an official.

At the All India Inter Departmental Nationals, he represented the Andhra Pradesh Police Team:

Year Rank
1967 Winners
1968 Winners
1969 Winners *
1970 Winners *
  • (Riaz And Gopal were Co-Captains of these teams)

At the All India Inter-Police Meets, he represented the Andhra Pradesh Police Team and helped the team to the following results:

Year Rank
1960 Winners
1961 Winners
1962 Runners-up
1963 Winners
1964 Runners-up
1965 Runners-up
1965 Runners-up
1966 Runners-up
1967 Runners-up
1968 Runners-up
1969 Runners-up
1970 Third place

References[edit]

  1. ^ "వాలీబాల్‌ ప్లేయర్‌ రియాజ్‌ కన్నుమూత". NT News. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  1. http://takhtejamshidcup.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=485&Itemid=1026
  2. "Volleyball shows the way" [1] Sportstar 27 Sept 2003 - 3 Oct 2003 Retrieved 21 March 2019