Samkelo Mvimbi

South African field hockey player

Samkelo Mvimbi
Personal information
Born (1999-01-23) 23 January 1999 (age 25)
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 Apps (Gls)
2019- South Africa 50 (7)
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 are is graduated from University of Pretoria is BAdmin International Relations.[5]

Honours

Club

Western Province Hockey

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

References

  1. ^ a b "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.
  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 FederationEdit on Wikidata
  • Samkelo Mvimbi at the South African Hockey AssociationEdit on Wikidata
  • Samkelo Mvimbi at OlympediaEdit on Wikidata
  • Samkelo Mvimbi at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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South Africa squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – 10th place
  • 2 M. Cassiem
  • 3 Dlungwana
  • 5 Smith
  • 7 Drummond (C)
  • 8 Lembethe
  • 10 Horne
  • 13 Guise-Brown
  • 14 Abrahams
  • 15 D. Cassiem
  • 17 Julius
  • 18 Paton
  • 20 Kok
  • 21 Eustice
  • 22 Bell
  • 23 Pieterse
  • 24 Spooner
  • 27 Ntuli
  • 29 Mvimbi
  • Coach: Ewing
South Africa
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South Africa squad – 2022 Commonwealth Games – 4th place
South Africa
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South Africa squad – 2023 FIH Hockey World Cup – 11th place
South Africa


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