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Sarah English (born November 28, 1955) is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.[1] She was known as the premier hockey goalkeeper in Zimbabwe.[2]
Because of the boycott of the United States and other countries, only one team was available to compete in the Women's Field Hockey Tournament: the hosting USSR team. A late request was sent to the government of the African nation, which quickly assembled a team less than a week before the competition started. To everyone's surprise they won, claiming Zimbabwe's only medal in the 1980 Games.
References
- ↑ Bulla, Fatima (12 April 2015). "#1980SoFarSoGood: So Zimbabwe, so gold!…Golden Girl relives 1980 Moscow Olympics | The Sunday Mail". www.sundaymail.co.zw. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ↑ England, Andrew (8 June 2012). "Sarah English, Anthea Stewart, Patricia Davies: Zimbabwe". Financial Times. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
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