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.

Maureen George
Personal information
Born (1955-09-01) 1 September 1955 (age 69)
Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia
Medal record
Women's Field Hockey
Representing  Zimbabwe
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow Team Competition

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.

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