Onthatile Zulu

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Onthatile Zulu
Personal information
Full name Onthatile Owethu Zulu
Born (2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 (age 24)
Pretoria, South Africa
Playing position Midfield
Club information
Current club WPCC [1]
Senior career
YearsTeam
2019-2022 Tuks
2018-2022 Northern Blues
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
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]

Contents

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

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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 . Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Onthatile Zulu Sets Sight on Successful Olympics Participation". gsport.co.za. gsport4girls. 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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