Zimbabwe women's national field hockey team

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

Zimbabwe
AssociationHockey Association of Zimbabwe
ConfederationAfHF (Africa)
Head CoachPatricia Davies
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 59 (8 June 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)
Medal record

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

  • 1990
  • 1994
  • 1998
  • 2022 – 4th

African Games

African Olympic Qualifier

FIH Hockey Series

See also

References

  1. "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 8 June 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.


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