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of the Moscow Olympics led to these teams and others withdrawing, leaving only the Soviets in the women's hockey event. The Soviet and international Olympic authorities filled the gaps by inviting teams from countries that had not qualified. Among the nations invited was Zimbabwe, which had become an
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from Chase and smashing the ball home. Byrom reported "incredible scenes of unrestrained joy" at the final buzzer—"the Zimbabweans, tears streaming from their eyes, danced about the field hugging and kissing each other". Finally they hoisted Grant onto their shoulders and carried her off the field.
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that deflected off an opposing player's stick and flew high into the net to give Zimbabwe the lead. Now appearing supremely confident, Byrom reported, the Zimbabweans "simply overran Austria with a splendid display of fast, attacking hockey", forcing eight short corners and four long corners during
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newspaper, the Zimbabweans appeared nervous during the opening stages of the game, and were fortunate not to go behind after 15 minutes, when Austria missed a clear chance. Chick opened the scoring after 28 minutes, receiving the ball from a corner before cleanly stroking it into the net. Austria's
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and Chase each added one more to round off a 4–0 victory. On 27 July, Zimbabwe and Czechoslovakia drew 2–2; McKillop and Chase scored. The next day, the Zimbabweans beat the Soviets 2–0, McKillop scoring both goals. A 1–1 draw with India on 30 July put Zimbabwe in first place before the final round
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from Britain in 1965. The Zimbabwe Olympic Committee received the invitation to send men's and women's hockey squads to Moscow on 14 June 1980, 35 days before the Olympics were due to start. They were taken totally by surprise—they had not prepared hockey teams for the Games—but nevertheless agreed
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A few hours later, the Zimbabwean players returned to the field wearing their blue skirts and blue Zimbabwe Olympic blazers for the medals ceremony. After the third-placed Soviets and second-placed Czechoslovakians had received their medals, Grant led the team up to the podium to receive the first
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Stewart declared the team's first-choice white-and-blue outfit "lucky" on the basis that both Zimbabwe's victories had been won wearing it (as opposed to the two draws wearing green), and expressed joy that they would again be wearing white and blue in the deciding match. According to Glen Byrom,
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in Moscow. Zimbabwe arrived two weeks before the hockey tournament was due to start, and warmed up with a number of matches against local teams. The players' lack of preparation and unfamiliarity with artificial turf—"none of us had ever seen it before", Chick recalled—were offset by what several
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in Angola, from where they flew to Moscow on an aircraft usually used for freighting meat. "The stench was terrible", Grant later said. "There were no seats, so we all sat on the floor, strapped in and set off into the unknown. We didn't even have the right shoes to play on the
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Urged on by a small but loud group of fellow Zimbabwean Olympians, the Zimbabweans improved after the break and, according to Byrom, "ke the Austrian goal under siege" throughout the second half. With 50 of the match's 70 minutes gone, McKillop powerfully stroked a
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A squad of 16 members, built around the core of the former Rhodesia team, was hastily assembled by Liz Dreyer, the president of the national women's hockey association, who became the team's manager. Every player and official was white.
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ever Olympic gold medal for women's hockey. It was their country's first Olympic medal of any colour. All 16 players received medals; they then led the Czechoslovakian and Soviet teams on a walking lap of honour around the field.
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in which each of the six teams would play each other once between 25 and 31 July. Two points were awarded for a win and one for a draw; the team with the most points at the end would be the winner. The other competitors were
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The victorious hockey players were immediately dubbed the "Golden Girls" by Zimbabwean reporters. They were greeted by huge crowds on their return to Zimbabwe and briefly became national celebrities. Prime Minister
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The 1980 Olympics were first to feature women's hockey, and the first to include Zimbabwe under that name—barred from the last three Olympics for political reasons, the country had last competed as
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Entirely amateur, the team mostly comprised players with professions unrelated to sport—Grant, for example, was a bookkeeper, while Boxall was an operations clerk in the
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Zimbabwe finished the tournament undefeated, having scored the most goals and conceded the fewest of any team. The six goals from Pat McKillop, a housewife from
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Rhodesian Sports Profiles, 1907–1979: with a supplementary feature on the Zimbabwe women's hockey team to the Moscow Olympics, 1980
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welcomed them home at an official function. Each member of the team was promised an ox by the Prime Minister's wife
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members of the squad have described as a very strong team spirit. They considered themselves serious
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The Zimbabwean hockey team's victory at the 1980 Olympics was widely considered a great
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promised each of the players an ox, but ultimately gave them packages of meat instead.
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of matches on the 31st. Zimbabwe had to beat Austria to be sure of winning the gold.
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Zimbabwe played in the first women's Olympic hockey match, facing Poland on 25 July.
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25 times before retiring in 1974, both coached the squad and played herself.
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was blocked. McKillop rounded up the win four minutes later, collecting a
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internationally recognised country in April 1980 following seven years of
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Members of the Zimbabwean team celebrate after their victory over Poland.
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into the top-left corner of the goal. With the score 1–1 at half time,
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made it 3–1 on 60 minutes, following up to score after Sandy Chick's
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Moscow Olympics 1980 – Zimbabwe Women's Hockey Gold Medallists
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The Zimbabweans celebrate after their 4–0 win over Poland at
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Olympika: The International Journal of Olympic Studies
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Men's field hockey first appeared at the Olympics in
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with three wins and two draws was regarded as a huge
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Byrom, Glen; McDermott, Dave; Streak, Brian (1980).
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Brigitte Kindler equalised two minutes later from a
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Dynamo Minor Arena
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Summer Olympics
Moscow
Soviet Union
Olympic boycott
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round-robin tournament
upset
Rhodesia
1964
artificial turf
Poland
USSR
Czechoslovakia
India
Austria
media of Zimbabwe
1980 Summer Olympics
Soviet Union
competition
field hockey
Australia
Netherlands
West Germany
American-led Western boycott
civil war
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