Edith Molikoe

Edith Molikoe

Personal information
Full name	Edith Mpolokeng Molikoe
Born	(2000-05-23) 23 May 2000 (age 24) 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)
Medal record Representing  South Africa Women's field hockey Women's Indoor hockey Indoor Africa Cup 2024 Swakopmund 2021 Durban
Last updated on: 19 December 2024

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

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

Indoor hockey

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

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

1. "Team Details – South African". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
2. "MOLIKOE Edith". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
3. "ATHLETES – EDITH MOLIKOE". eurosport.com. EuroSport. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
4. "Woodridge's Edith Molikoe is Olympics bound". heraldlive.co.za. The Herald. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
5. "Local hockey heroes head for the Olympics". algoafm.co.za. Algoa FM. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
6. "#TuksHockey: "For me, playing striker is never about personal glory. It is about what is best for the team." — Edith Molikoe". up.ac.za. University of Pretoria. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
7. "MOLIKOE Edith". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
8. "SA U21 Women - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
9. "SA Hockey Squads Selected". sahockey.co.za. South African Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
10. "2020 Olympic Games (Women)". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
11. "Hockey MOLIKOE Edith". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.

External links

• Edith Molikoe at the International Hockey Federation
• Edith Molikoe at the South African Hockey Association
• Edith Molikoe at Olympedia
• Edith Molikoe at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games