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Zimbabwe women's national field hockey team

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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
AssociationHockey Association of Zimbabwe
ConfederationAfHF (Africa)
Head CoachPatricia Davies
Team colours
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Home
Team colours
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Away
FIH ranking
Current 57 Increase 2 (13 August 2024)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances1 (first in 1980)
Best result1st (1980)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances3 (first in 1990)
Best result1st (1990)
African Games
Appearances3 (first in 1995)
Best result2nd (1995, 1999)
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

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Summer Olympics

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Africa Cup of Nations

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African Games

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African Olympic Qualifier

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FIH Hockey Series

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Central-South Africa Qualifier for the Africa Cup of Nations

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  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.