Sarah English Explained

Birth Date:28 November 1955

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.

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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.