Edith Molikoe
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edith Mpolokeng Molikoe | ||
| Born |
23 May 2000 Free State, South Africa | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Tuks | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2020– | Northern Blues | ||
| 2021– | Tuks | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2018– | South Africa Indoor | 74 | (26) |
| 2020– | South Africa | 42 | (0) |
| 2022 | South Africa U21 | 5 | (0) |
| Last updated on: 19 December 2024 | |||
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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]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]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 | edit source]Indoor hockey
[edit | edit source]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 | edit source]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
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External links
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- Edith Molikoe at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Female field hockey forwards
- South African female indoor hockey players
- South African female field hockey players
- Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic field hockey players for South Africa
- TuksHockey Club players
- 21st-century South African sportswomen
- Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- 2023 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup players
- 2025 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup players