Onthatile Zulu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Onthatile Owethu Zulu | ||
| Born |
14 March 2000 Pretoria, South Africa | ||
| Playing position | Midfield | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | WPCC[1] | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2019-2022 | Tuks | ||
| 2018-2022 | Northern Blues | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2019– | South Africa | 14 | (0) |
| 2022 | South Africa U21 | 5 | (0) |
Onthatile 'Thati' Owethu Zulu (born 14 March 2000)[2] is a field hockey player from South Africa. In 2020, she was an athlete at the Summer Olympics.[3][4]
Personal life
[edit]Onthatile Zulu was born and raised in Pretoria.[3][5]
Career
[edit]National team
[edit]Zulu made her senior international debut for South Africa in 2019, during a qualifying event for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Stellenbosch.[6]
Following a string of good performances in the lead up to selection, Zulu was named in the squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[7][8] She will make her Olympic debut on 24 July 2021, in the Pool A match against Ireland.[9]
Christa Ramasimong and her are the co-captains of the South Africa U21 team to compete in the FIH Women's Junior World Cup.[10]
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- Varsity Hockey 2019: FNB Player of the Tournament Award[11]
References
[edit]- ^ @thxti_zulu (21 April 2023). "First post in yellow and blue, been great so far!! @wpcc_beavers" – via Instagram.
- ^ "Team Details – South Africa". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ a b "ZULU Onthatile". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "ATHLETES – ONTHATILE ZULU". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "SA's hockey player Onthatile Zulu is the true definition of black girl magic". www.gq.co.za. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "ZULU Onthatile". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "SA Hockey Squads Selected". sahockey.co.za. South African Hockey Association. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Onthatile Zulu Sets Sight on Successful Olympics Participation". gsport.co.za. gsport4girls. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "2020 Olympic Games (Women)". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Christa Ramasimong, Onthatile Zulu to lead from the front for SA Women's Junior World Cup team". IOL. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Proteas next for Varsity Hockey star". Varsity Sport. 22 May 2019.
External links
[edit]- Onthatile Zulu at the International Hockey Federation
- Onthatile Zulu at the South African Hockey Association
- Onthatile Zulu at Olympics.com
- Onthatile Zulu at Olympedia
- Onthatile Zulu at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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Categories:
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Female field hockey midfielders
- South African female field hockey players
- Sportspeople from Gauteng
- Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic field hockey players for South Africa
- TuksHockey Club players
- 21st-century South African women
- Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games