Marizen Marais
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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| Born | 17 May 1996 South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Crusaders | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2017-2018 | Northern Blues | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-2019 | Blyde River Bunters | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-2021 | University of Pretoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022-present | Crusaders | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | South Africa U–21 | 10 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016-present | South Africa | 27 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 24 January 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal life edit
Marizen Marais is graduated from the University of Pretoria.[3][4][5]
Career edit
Under–21 edit
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 edit
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]
References edit
- ^ "Team Details – South Africa". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "MARAIS Marizen". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Athletes from Pretoria University set to continue their proud legacy during Tokyo Games". rekord.co.za. Pretoria Rekord. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ @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.
- ^ "Marizen Marais OLY". linkedin.
- ^ a b "MARAIS Marizen". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "MARAIS Marizen". fihseriesfinals.com. FIH Series Finals. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "SA Hockey Squads Selected". sahockey.co.za. South African Hockey Association. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Tuks hockey players excited to represent SA at Tokyo Games". supersport.com. SuperSport. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "2020 Olympic Games (Women)". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
External links edit
- Marizen Marais at the International Hockey Federation
- Marizen Marais at the South African Hockey Association
- Marizen Marais at Olympedia
- Marizen Marais at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games