Candice Forword Explained

Birth Date:19 April 1979
Birth Place:East London, South Africa

Candice (born 19 April 1979) is a field hockey forward from South Africa, who did not make it into the national squad that finished 9th at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The striker made her international debut in 2003. comes from Pretoria, and is nicknamed Cands. She plays for a provincial team called Northern Gauteng. She announced her retirement from international hockey on 12 March 2007.[1]

Education

attended Stirling Primary[2] and Clarendon High School for Girls.[3] She studied marketing at Natal Technikon, and went on to the University of Pretoria.[4]

Personal

Candice's mother, Beverly, played six times for the South Africa hockey team. Her sister, Danielle, was a member of the South African Junior World Cup team in 2005, and a member of the Under-18 team in 2005, and captain of it in 2006.[5]

International senior tournaments

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.nbha.co.za/news.htm Northern "Blues" Hockey Association News - News from 12 March 2007
  2. http://www.dispatch.co.za/2001/09/22/sport/CHOCKEY.HTM Dispatch Online - Bright sporting future assured for hockey star written by Peter Martin, 22 September 2001
  3. http://www.go.co.za/2003/12/04/features/HIGHSCHO.HTM Go and Express - An institution and a statement written by Rob Sampson, 4 December 2003
  4. http://www.up.ac.za/sport/sportclubs/hockey/index.php University of Pretoria - Hockey
  5. http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/w-fieldh/mtt/forword_danielle00.html Tar Heel Athletics - Profile of Danielle Forword