Patricia McKillop

Patricia McKillop

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Born	July 15, 1956
Medal record Women's Field Hockey Representing  Zimbabwe Olympic Games 1980 Moscow Team Competition

Patricia ("Pat") Jean McKillop (born July 15, 1956) 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. McKillop was the topscorer of the tournament with six goals, including three penalty corners.

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