Sarah English Explained

Birth Date:28 November 1955

Sarah English (born 28 November 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]

Due to the boycott of the United States and other countries, only the hosting USSR team and one other team competed in the Women's Field Hockey Tournament. A last-minute request was sent to the Zimbabwean government, which hastily assembled a team less than a week before the competition. Surprisingly, Zimbabwe won the tournament, securing their sole medal at the 1980 Olympics.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site:
    1. 1980SoFarSoGood: So Zimbabwe, so gold!…Golden Girl relives 1980 Moscow Olympics The Sunday Mail
    . Bulla. Fatima. April 12, 2015. www.sundaymail.co.zw. en-US. 2017-11-27.
  2. Web site: Sarah English, Anthea Stewart, Patricia Davies: Zimbabwe. England. Andrew. 2012-06-08. Financial Times. 2017-11-27.