Zimbabwe women's national field hockey team

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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
AssociationHockey Association of Zimbabwe
ConfederationAfHF (Africa)
Head CoachPatricia Davies
FIH ranking
Current 43 Steady (23 December 2021)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances1 (first in 1980)
Best result1st (1980)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances3 (first in )
Best result1st ()
African Games
Appearances3 (first in )
Best result2nd (, )
The Zimbabwean women's field hockey team that won gold at the 1980 Olympics

The Zimbabwe women's national field hockey team is the national women's team representing Zimbabwe in field hockey.

It won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR, the first female Olympic tournament.[2] Zimbabwe also won the inaugural Hockey African Cup for Nations they hosted in 1990, followed by a silver medal in 1994 and a bronze in 1998.

Tournament record[]

Summer Olympics[]

Africa Cup of Nations[]

  • 1st place, gold medalist(s)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
  • 2022Qualified

African Games[]

  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  • 2003 – 5th

African Olympic Qualifier[]

FIH Hockey Series[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "FIH Men's and Women's World Ranking". FIH. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  2. ^ Harris, Cathy (11 May 2008). "Caught in Time: Zimbabwe win hockey gold, 1980 Moscow Olympics". The Sunday Times. London. Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.


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