Onthatile Zulu

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Onthatile Zulu
Personal information
Full name Onthatile Owethu Zulu
Born (2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 (age 25)
Pretoria, South Africa
Playing position Midfield
Club information
Current club WPCC [1]
Senior career
YearsTeam
2019-2022 Tuks
2018-2022 Northern Blues
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2019– South Africa 14 (0)
2022 South Africa U21 5 (0)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Africa Cup of Nations
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Ismailia

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]

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Personal life

Onthatile Zulu was born and raised in Pretoria. [3] [5]

Career

National team

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

Club

University of Pretoria

References

  1. ↑ @thxti_zulu; (21 April 2023). "First post in yellow and blue, been great so far!! @wpcc_beavers" – via Instagram.
  2. ↑ "Team Details – South Africa". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 "ZULU Onthatile". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "ATHLETES – ONTHATILE ZULU". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "SA's hockey player Onthatile Zulu is the true definition of black girl magic". www.gq.co.za. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "ZULU Onthatile". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "SA Hockey Squads Selected". sahockey.co.za. South African Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Onthatile Zulu Sets Sight on Successful Olympics Participation". gsport.co.za. gsport4girls. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "2020 Olympic Games (Women)". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "Christa Ramasimong, Onthatile Zulu to lead from the front for SA Women's Junior World Cup team". IOL. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  11. ↑ "Proteas next for Varsity Hockey star". Varsity Sport. 22 May 2019.
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