Shah Hussain Shah (8 June 1993,

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) Glasgow Commonwealth Games Official website. Retrieved 26 July 2014 is a Pakistani

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ka. Shah competes in the men's -100 kg division. As of July 2014, he is based in

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. He made history by becoming the first Pakistani judoka to qualify for the Olympic Games, representing Pakistan at both the

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Family

Shah is the son of former Pakistani

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Hussain Shah Syed Hussain Shah () (born August 14, 1964) is a retired Pakistani boxer from Lyari, Karachi Pakistan, who won the bronze medal in the Middleweight division (71–75 kg) at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. This was the country ...

, who won the country's first Olympic boxing medal, a bronze at the

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.Pakistan's Shah Hussain reaches men's judo final
26 July 2014 Retrieved 26 July 2014

Career

Shah Hussain Shah is Pakistan's most accomplished judoka, boasting an impressive record of international medals. He has won two bronze medals at the

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and two gold medals at the

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. At the

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in Glasgow, Shah narrowly lost to Scotland's

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in the -100 kg division finals, securing a silver medal. He added another bronze medal to his collection at the

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. A trailblazer for Pakistan, Shah made history by becoming the first judoka from the country to qualify for the

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, representing Pakistan at both the

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in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the

in Tokyo, Japan. Through his achievements, Shah has cemented his legacy as a pioneering figure in Pakistani judo.

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* 1993 births Living people Pakistani male judoka Olympic judoka for Pakistan Judoka at the 2016 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2020 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Pakistan Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Pakistan Commonwealth Games silver medallists in judo Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in judo Judoka at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Judoka at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Asian Games competitors for Pakistan Judoka at the 2010 Asian Games Judoka at the 2014 Asian Games Judoka at the 2018 Asian Games South Asian Games medalists in judo South Asian Games gold medalists for Pakistan Islamic Solidarity Games competitors for Pakistan Islamic Solidarity Games judoka Competitors at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Pakistani expatriates in Japan Judoka from London 21st-century Pakistani sportsmen {{Pakistan-judo-bio-stub