Zimbabwe women's national field hockey team

The Zimbabwean national hockey team of the ladies representing Zimbabwe, formerly Rhodesia, in hockey. The responsible organization is the Hockey Association of Zimbabwe, a member of the Fédération Internationale de Hockey.

History

The first appearance of the ladies was also their most successful: in 1980 they won gold at the Olympic Summer Games in Moscow. Zimbabwe had become until April 18, 1980, three months before the games, regardless, the Olympic boycott against the country had just canceled and because of absence of the Western States Zimbabwe was one of six participants in the first Olympic hockey tournament of the ladies. The short put together by the player Anthea Stewart trainer team did not lose a game. It struck Poland 4-0, the Soviet Union 2-0 and Austria 4-1, and played against Czechoslovakia 2:2, 1:1 against India.

After that fell apart the team and a ladies team from Zimbabwe failed to qualify for either the Olympic Games or World Championships for.

Swell

  • Zimbabwe's hockey tale in Moscow
  • Zimbabwe Women 's Hockey Team: Happy to Be Here
  • Www.sports - reference.com Zimbabwe Hockey
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