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Edith Molikoe

Personal information

Full name

Edith Mpolokeng Molikoe

Born

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

(16)

2020–

South Africa

(0)

2022

South Africa U21

(0)

Medal record

Representing South Africa

Women's field hockey
Women's Indoor hockey
Indoor Africa Cup
	2024 Swakopmund
	2021 Durban

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

^ "Team Details – South African". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b "MOLIKOE Edith". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
^ "ATHLETES – EDITH MOLIKOE". eurosport.com. EuroSport. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Woodridge's Edith Molikoe is Olympics bound". heraldlive.co.za. The Herald. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
^ "Local hockey heroes head for the Olympics". algoafm.co.za. Algoa FM. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
^ "#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.
^ "MOLIKOE Edith". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
^ "SA U21 Women - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
^ "SA Hockey Squads Selected". sahockey.co.za. South African Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
^ "2020 Olympic Games (Women)". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
^ "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

v t e South Africa squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – 12th place
1 Mbande 3 Seerane 4 Walraven 5 Molikoe 6 Potts 7 Marais 8 Paton 9 Johnson 10 Zulu 13 Deetlefs 14 Veto 16 Hunter (C) 17 Maddocks 19 du Plessis 22 Mahole 28 Bobbs 29 Glasby 30 Marks Coach: van Ginkel

v t e South Africa squad – 2022 World Cup – 15th place
5 Molikoe 8 Paton 9 Johnson 10 Zulu 13 Deetlefs 16 Christie 18 Pearce 19 Du Plessis 23 Coston (c) 24 Mbande (c) 28 Bobbs 29 Lombard 31 Wood 34 Ramasimong 35 Du Toit 36 Simmons 38 De Waal 40 Louw 41 Serage Coach: Bonnet

v t e South Africa squad – 2022 Commonwealth Games – 7th place
1 Serage 4 Du Toit 5 Molikoe 7 Marais 8 Paton 9 Johnson 10 Zulu 11 Louw 13 Deetlefs 16 Christie 18 Pearce 19 du Plessis 23 Coston (c) 24 Mbande (c) 26 Simmons 28 Bobbs 29 Lombard 31 Wood Coach: Bonnet

v t e South Africa squad – 2024 Summer Olympics – 11th place
1 Lloyd 3 Seerane 4 Botha 5 Molikoe 8 Paton 10 Zulu 12 Chamberlain 13 Isaacs 14 Augousti 16 Christie 17 Mokoena 18 Pearce 21 Mali 25 Louw 27 De Waal 28 Bobbs (C) 30 Swarts Coach: Bonnet

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