Kayla de Waal (born 11 June 2000) is a South African field hockey player for the South African national team.[2]
 Semi-finals of Hockey5s, during the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 11 June 2000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | WPCC[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | South Africa U18 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Stellenbosch University | |||||||||||||||||||
| –present | Western Province | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | WPCC | |||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | South Africa U21 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | South Africa | 28 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–present | South African Indoor | 50 | (29) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 4 October 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career
editUnder–18
editRetief Ochse and she is South Africa as Biathle is 2017 UIPM Biathle World Championships, Relay Biathle Mix Youth A Under-19 Biathle to rank 4.[3] She as biathle Under-19 to rank 6.[3]
She made South Africa U–18 as the African Youth Games in 2018[4] and 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
Under–21
editKayla made her debut for the South Africa U–21 in 2022 at the FIH Junior World Cup in Potchefstroom.[5]
National team
editKayla participated at the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup[6][7][8]
Following her successful debut in the indoor Test is South Africa v. Switzerland.[9][10]
Personal life
editShe attended Herschel Girls School,[11][12] graduated at the Stellenbosch University.[13][14]
Awards
editWestern Province
edit- 2022 - Senior Indoor IPT - Leading Goalscorer [15]
References
edit- ^ @wphockey (24 June 2024). "Congratulations to the following WP players selected to represent Team South Africa at the Paris Olympics 2024" – via Instagram.
- ^ "Kayla de Waal". Princess Hockey SA. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ a b "UIPM 2017 Biathle/Triathle World Championships". Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM). 5 March 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ Namibian, The. "Girls hockey team on track for a medal". The Namibian. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "JWC 2022 | SA Junior Womens Squad announced - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Lemke, Gary (10 May 2022). "Experience and youth in SA squad for Hockey World Cup". TeamSA. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "SA Hockey Women named for FIH Hockey World Cup - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ @sahockey_ (3 July 2022). "Congratulations to @jeanleigh_du_toit and @kayla.dewaal who both earned their first caps for @sawhockey. We look forward to your incredible journey going forward!" – via Instagram.
- ^ "2019 Indoor Series RSA v SUI (Women)". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "gsport4girls - Switzerland Series Goes Superbly for South African Indoor Hockey". gsport4girls. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Sporting Achievements – Herschel Girls School". Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Girls Hockey Festival a success". News24. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ Paula. "Awards". Stellenbosch University - Maties Sport. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- ^ @matiessport (20 December 2023). "As a member of the SPAR South African Indoor Hockey Women team, Kayla recently earned her 50th international test cap..." – via Instagram.
- ^ "2022 - Senior Indoor IPT - Women". saha.altiusrt.com. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
External links
edit- Kayla de Waal at World Athletics
- Kayla de Waal at the International Hockey Federation
- Kayla de Waal at the South African Hockey Association
- Kayla de Waal at UIPM
- Kayla de Waal at Olympics.com
- Kayla de Waal at the Princess Sportsgear