Samkelo Mvimbi

Samkelo Mvimbi

Personal information
Born	(1999-01-23) 23 January 1999 (age 26) Plettenberg Bay, South Africa [1]
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	WPCC [2]
Senior career
Years	Team
?-2021	University of Pretoria
2017-2019	Golden Gate Gladiators
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2019-	South Africa	50	(7)
Medal record Representing   South Africa Men's field hockey Africa Cup of Nations 2025 Ismailia
Last updated on: 6 November 2023

Samkelo 'Sam' Mvimbi (born 23 January 1999) is a South African field hockey midfielder. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics. ^{[3] [4]}

Personal life

Mvimbi attended Oakhill High School, ^[1] and graduated from University of Pretoria in International Relations. ^[5]

Honours

Club

Western Province Hockey

• 2022 Senior IPT Men - A Section - Player of the Tournament ^[6]

References

1. "Samkelo "Sam" Mvimbi off to the Tokyo Olympic Games 2021". Bitou Municipality. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
2. "Western Province Hockey Union - WP Team Announcement 2022". www.wphockey.org.za. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
3. "Hockey MVIMBI Samkelo". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
4. "Olympics, here I come!". Knysna-Plett Herald. Retrieved 16 March 2022.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
5. "Sam Mvimbi, Knysna hockey star, makes us proud as he is selected for the South African Men's Hockey Team". George Herald. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
6. "IPT 2022 | And the champions are…". South African Hockey Association. Archived from the original on 3 September 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.

External links

• Samkelo Mvimbi at the International Hockey Federation
• Samkelo Mvimbi at the South African Hockey Association
• Samkelo Mvimbi at Olympedia
• Samkelo Mvimbi at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games