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Maureen George

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Maureen Jean George (born 1 September 1955 in Bulawayo) 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. 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. To everyone's surprise they won, claiming Zimbabwe's only medal in the 1980 Games. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maureen George is the 2,612th most popular athlete (up from 3,278th in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Zimbabwe (up from 30th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Zimbabwean Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Maureen George ranks 2,612 out of 6,025. Before her are Bernard Williams, Glover Teixeira, Sherri Howard, Tudor Casapu, Diana Gansky, and Mark Richardson. After her are Pasquale Passarelli, Fernanda Ribeiro, Alina Astafei, Alonzo Babers, Lisa Vittozzi, and Mohamed Kedir.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Maureen George ranks 616. Before her are Stephen Robinson, Geoffrey A. Landis, Momir Rnić, Steven M. Greer, Maud Olofsson, and Ruben Buriani. After her are Rick Mitchell, Ulrika Knape, Steve Earle, Masakazu Suzuki, Linda Mvusi, and Steingrímur J. Sigfússon.

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In Zimbabwe

Among people born in Zimbabwe, Maureen George ranks 28 out of 45. Before her are Kevin Ullyett (1972), Roy Welensky (1907), Sibusiso Moyo (1960), Susan Huggett (1954), Dorothy Masuka (1935), and Cara Black (1979). After her are Alex Callinicos (1950), Chenjerai Hove (1956), Byron Black (1969), Yvonne Vera (1964), Ann Grant (1955), and Wayne Black (1973).

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Among ATHLETES In Zimbabwe

Among athletes born in Zimbabwe, Maureen George ranks 3. Before her are Liz Chase (1950), and Susan Huggett (1954). After her are Ann Grant (1955), Patricia McKillop (1956), Aleksandr Sergeyev (null), Rachel Klamer (1990), Ngoni Makusha (1994), Peter Purcell-Gilpin (1994), Dominique du Toit (1997), and Taryn Mallett (1992).

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