Samkelo Mvimbi

Samkelo Mvimbi
Personal information
Born (1999-01-23) 23 January 1999 (age 27)
Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionMidfielder
ClubWPCC
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
?-2021 University of Pretoria 19 -
2017-2019 Golden Gate Gladiators 13 -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2019- South Africa 50 (7)
Medal record
Representing  South Africa
Men's field hockey
Africa Cup of Nations
Gold medal – first place2025 Ismailia
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.

Personal life

Mvimbi attended Oakhill High School, and graduated from University of Pretoria in International Relations.

Honours

Club

Western Province Hockey

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

References

  1. 1 2 "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.[permanent dead link]
  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.