Shah Hussain Shah

Shah Hussain Shah
Personal information
Born (1993-06-08) 8 June 1993
London, England
OccupationJudoka
RelativeHussain Shah (father)
Sport
SportJudo
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Pakistan
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place2013 Bangkok100kg
Bronze medal – third place2015 Kuwait100kg
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2014 Glasgow100kg
Bronze medal – third place2022 Birmingham90kg
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2016 Guwahati100kg
Gold medal – first place2019 Kathmandu100kg
Profile at external databases
IJF6653
JudoInside.com92984

Shah Hussain Shah (8 June 1993) is a Pakistani judoka. He is the first Pakistani judoka to qualify for the Olympic Games, representing Pakistan at both the 2016 and 2020 Olympics.[1]

Career

Shah won two bronze medals at the Asian Judo Championships and two gold medals at the South Asian Games.[2]

At the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Shah narrowly lost to Scotland's Euan Burton in the men's 100 kg finals, securing a silver medal.[3]

Shah made history by becoming the first judoka from the country to qualify for the Olympic Games, representing Pakistan at both the 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where he finished 16th and 17th respectively in the men's 100 kg event.[1]

He competed for Pakistan at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 Asian Games, though an injury prevented him from participating in the 2022 edition. He also featured for the country at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games.[4][5][6]

Shah grabbed Pakistan their first medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games after defeating South Africa's Thomas-Laszlo Breytenbach to win the bronze medal fight.[7] He was eliminated in the Round of 16 of the men's +100 kg judo event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games after losing to Canada's Bessong.[8]

Personal life

Born in London, Shah is the son of former Pakistani amateur boxer, Hussain Shah, who won the country's first and only Olympic boxing medal, a bronze at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.[9][3]

He is based in Tokyo, Japan.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Olympedia – Shah Hussain Shah".
  2. ↑ "Pakistans Shah Hussain reaches men's judo finals". The News International. Archived from the original on 30 July 2014.
  3. 1 2 Shah Hussain Shah Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
  4. ↑ "Pakistan's Judoka contingent for Asian Games reduced to two". Express Tribune. 3 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Draw Sheet Men's 100kg". 2014 Asian Games. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014.
  6. ↑ Results
  7. ↑ Raheel, Natasha (3 August 2022). "Shah helps Pakistan open CWG account with bronze". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 11 February 2026.
  8. ↑ "Pakistan announce 36-member contingent for 2026 Commonwealth Games". Geo Super. Karachi, Pakistan. 9 July 2026. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Shah Hussain, Pakistan's young Japan raised judo star, hopes for medal repeat at Asian Games".
  10. ↑ "Shah Hussain, Pakistan's young Japan raised judo star, hopes for medal repeat at Asian Games". The National.
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