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Linda Watson

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Linda Margaret Watson (born 15 September 1955) is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Watson was also one of Zimbabwe's top hurdlers and sprinters. Because of the boycott of the United States and other countries, only one team was available to compete in the Women's Field Hockey Tournament: the hosting USSR team. A late request was sent to the government of the African nation, which quickly assembled a team less than a week before the competition started. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Linda Watson is the 1,151st most popular athlete (up from 3,257th in 2019). (up from 4,939th in 2019)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Linda Watson ranks 1,151 out of 6,025. Before her are Danas Pozniakas, Vladimir Morozov, Otto Fickeisen, Niels Fredborg, Oscar Osthoff, and Olaf Hoffsbakken. After her are Andy Stanfield, Queenie Newall, Marjorie Clark, Siegfried Purner, Piero D'Inzeo, and Irina Beglyakova.

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Among people born in 1955, Linda Watson ranks 350. Before her are José Daniel Valencia, Avraham Burg, Glynis Barber, Mary Beard, Bill Condon, and Kevin Conroy. After her are Serge Telle, Dawood Ibrahim, William Kentridge, Sandra Bernhard, Indra Nooyi, and Susan Dougan.

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