Hussain Shah Syed
Hussain Shah Syed (born August 14, 1964 in Lyari , Karachi ) is a retired Pakistani boxer .
Syed won the gold medal at the South Asian Games in 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989 and 1991.
At the Olympic Games in 1988 he won the middleweight (-75 kg) after victories over Martín Amarillas , Mexico (3: 2), Musungay Kabongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (5: 0), and Zoltan Fuzesy, Hungary (3: 2), and a semi-final defeat by Egerton Marcus , Canada (4-1), the Olympic bronze medal.
Syed was the first Pakistani ever to win an Olympic medal in boxing. For his sporting success he was awarded the Sitara-i-Imtiaz by the Pakistani government, the third highest civilian award in Pakistan.
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| SURNAME | Syed, Hussain Shah |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Pakistani boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 14, 1964 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lyari , Karachi |