Marizen Marais

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Marizen Marais
Personal information
Born (1996-05-17) 17 May 1996 (age 27)
South Africa
Playing position Midfield
Club information
Current club Crusaders
Senior career
YearsTeam
2017-2018 Northern Blues
2017-2019 Blyde River Bunters
2017-2021 University of Pretoria
2022-present Crusaders
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 South Africa U–21 10 (6)
2016-present South Africa 27 (2)
Medal record
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Women's field hockey
Africa Cup of Nations
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Accra
Junior Africa Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Windhoek
Last updated on: 24 January 2022

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]

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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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References

  1. "Team Details – South Africa". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  2. "MARAIS Marizen". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  3. "Athletes from Pretoria University set to continue their proud legacy during Tokyo Games". rekord.co.za. Pretoria Rekord . Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  4. @tukssport (20 June 2022). ""#Tokyo2020 Olympian, Marizen Marais, is part of the South Africa national women's hockey team squad for the upcoming 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup and Commonwealth Games."" via Instagram.
  5. "Marizen Marais OLY". linkedin.
  6. 1 2 "MARAIS Marizen". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  7. "MARAIS Marizen". fihseriesfinals.com. FIH Series Finals . Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  8. "SA Hockey Squads Selected". sahockey.co.za. South African Hockey Association . Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  9. "Tuks hockey players excited to represent SA at Tokyo Games". supersport.com. SuperSport . Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  10. "2020 Olympic Games (Women)". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 23 July 2021.