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Gillian Margaret "Gill" Cowley (born July 8, 1955 in Kitwe, Northern Rhodesia) is a former 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]
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Medal record
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Because of the boycott of the United States and other countries, only one team was available to compete in the Women's Hockey Tournament: the hosting USSR team[failed verification]. 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. The team became known as the "Golden Girls."[2]
References
- Nauright, John; Parrish, Charles, eds. (2012). Sports around the world : history, culture, and practice. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. p. 121. ISBN 9781598843019. OCLC 815668821.
- Bulla, Fatima (12 April 2015). "#1980SoFarSoGood: So Zimbabwe, so gold!…Golden Girl relives 1980 Moscow Olympics | The Sunday Mail". www.sundaymail.co.zw. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
External links
- Gillian Cowley at Olympedia
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gill Cowley". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012.
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[de] Gillian Margaret Cowley
Gillian Margaret "Gill" Cowley (* 8. Juli 1955 in Kitwe, Nordrhodesien) ist eine ehemalige simbabwische Hockeyspielerin.- [en] Gillian Cowley
[ru] Каули, Джилл
Джиллиан (Джилл) Каули (англ. Gillian (Gill) Cowley, 8 июля 1955, Китве, Северная Родезия) — зимбабвийская хоккеистка (хоккей на траве), полевой игрок. Олимпийская чемпионка 1980 года.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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