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]
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| Full name | Edith Mpolokeng Molikoe | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
23 May 2000 Free State, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Northern Blues | |||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | South Africa Indoor | 40 | (16) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | South Africa | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | South Africa U21 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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. 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
