Edith Molikoe
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| Full name | Edith Mpolokeng Molikoe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 May 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Tuks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Edith Mpolokeng Molikoe (born 23 May 2000)[1] is a field hockey player from South Africa. In 2020, she was an athlete at the Summer Olympics.[2][3]
Personal life
[edit]Edith Molikoe was born and raised in the Free State of South Africa.[4] She later moved to Nelson Mandela Bay with her family, where she now resides in Gqeberha.[5][2]
Molikoe is a former student of Woodridge College, and now studies at the University of Pretoria.[4][6]
Career
[edit]Indoor hockey
[edit]In 2018, Molikoe made her indoor debut during a test series against Zimbabwe. She has gone on to represent the team in various test matches, as well as at the 2021 Indoor Africa Cup.[7]
She was named to the South African U21 Invitational squad.[8]
Field hockey
[edit]Despite never having made an international outdoor appearance, Molikoe was named to the South Africa squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[9]
She made her outdoor debut on 24 July 2021, in the Pool A match against Ireland.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Team Details – South African". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- 1 2 "MOLIKOE Edith". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ↑ "ATHLETES – EDITH MOLIKOE". eurosport.com. EuroSport. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- 1 2 "Woodridge's Edith Molikoe is Olympics bound". heraldlive.co.za. The Herald. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ↑ "Local hockey heroes head for the Olympics". algoafm.co.za. Algoa FM. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ↑ "#TuksHockey: "For me, playing striker is never about personal glory. It is about what is best for the team." — Edith Molikoe". up.ac.za. University of Pretoria. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ↑ "MOLIKOE Edith". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ↑ "SA U21 Women - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ↑ "SA Hockey Squads Selected". sahockey.co.za. South African Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ↑ "2020 Olympic Games (Women)". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ↑ "Hockey MOLIKOE Edith". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
External links
[edit]- Edith Molikoe at the International Hockey Federation
- Edith Molikoe at the South African Hockey Association
- Edith Molikoe at Olympedia
- Edith Molikoe at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Women's field hockey forwards
- South African female indoor hockey players
- South African women's field hockey players
- Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic field hockey players for South Africa
- TuksHockey Club players
- 21st-century South African sportswomen
- Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- 2023 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup players
- 2025 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup players