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Ann Grant

Ann Grant

Zimbabwean field hockey player


Ann Mary Gwynne Grant (née Fletcher; born May 6, 1955) is a former field hockey player from Zimbabwe, who captained the national team that won the gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

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Because of a boycott by western European, Australasian and other countries, the Women's Field Hockey Tournament contained fewer teams than normal. A late request was sent to the government of Zimbabwe, 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. Grant captained the team.

Grant is the sister of former Zimbabwe cricketer and India cricket coach Duncan Fletcher.

References

  • "WorldHockey.org article". Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2006.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ann Grant". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.



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