Zimbabwe men's national field hockey team

The Zimbabwe men's national field hockey team is the team that represents Zimbabwe in the sport of field hockey. The 5,000-capacity Khumalo Hockey Stadium[1] in Bulawayo is their home stadium. Field hockey club Skies Hockey Club also use the venue for home games.

The governing body for field hockey is Hockey Association of Zimbabwe.

History

Back when the country was Rhodesia, the national hockey team qualified for the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo after beating the United Arab Republic.[2] Team captain Lloyd Koch was Rhodesia's flag bearer,[3] and the team won one game over New Zealand.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.worldstadiums.com/africa/countries/zimbabwe.shtml
  2. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1964/03/29/olympic-field-hockey-berth-eyed-by-southern-rhodesia.html?_r=0
  3. ↑ http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/5/5150/5150.html

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