South African field hockey player
Marizen Marais (born 17 May 1996)[ 1] is a field hockey player from South Africa . In 2020, she was an athlete at the Summer Olympics .[ 2]
Personal life
Marizen Marais is graduated from the University of Pretoria .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5]
Career
Under–21
Marais made her debut for the South Africa U–21 team in 2016, at the Junior Africa Cup in Windhoek . After gaining qualification to the FIH Junior World Cup , she went on to represent the team at the tournament in Santiago .[ 6]
National team
Marais made her senior international debut for South Africa in 2016, during the first edition of the Cape Town Summer Series .[ 6]
In 2019, Marais was a member of the team at the FIH Series Finals in Valencia .[ 7]
Following a string of good performances, Marais was named to the South Africa team for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo .[ 8] [ 9] She will make her Olympic debut on 24 July 2021, in the Pool A match against Ireland .[ 10]
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