Kayla de Waal
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| Born | 11 June 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | TSV Mannheim[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kayla de Waal (born 11 June 2000) is a South African field hockey player for the South African national team.[2]
International career
[edit]Under–18
[edit]Retief 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.[5]
Under–21
[edit]Kayla made her debut for the South Africa U–21 in 2022 at the FIH Junior World Cup in Potchefstroom.[6]
National team
[edit]Kayla participated at the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup[7][8][9]
Following her successful debut in the indoor Test is South Africa v. Switzerland.[10][11]
Personal life
[edit]She attended Stellenberg High School before transferring to Herschel Girls School[12][13] and graduated at the Stellenbosch University.[14][15]
Awards
[edit]Western Province
[edit]- 2022 - Senior Indoor IPT - Leading Goalscorer [16]
References
[edit]- ↑ @tsvmh.1damen; (6 July 2026). "KADERNEWS 🌟 KAYLA DE WAAL" – via Instagram.
- ↑ "Kayla de Waal". Princess Hockey SA. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- 1 2 "UIPM 2017 Biathle/Triathle World Championships". Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM). 5 March 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ↑ "Girls hockey team on track for a medal". The Namibian. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ↑ Lemke, Gary (7 September 2018). "Final Team SA names for Youth Olympics". TeamSA. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ↑ "JWC 2022 | SA Junior Women's Squad announced - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. 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. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. 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". Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. 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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kayla de Waal.
- Kayla de Waal at the International Hockey Federation
- Kayla de Waal at the South African Hockey Association
- Kayla de Waal at Princess Hockey SA
- Kayla de Waal at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics (archived, alternate link)
- Kayla de Waal at Olympics.com
- Kayla de Waal at Olympedia
- Kayla de Waal at InterSportStats
- Kayla de Waal on Instagram
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Categories:
- 2000 births
- Living people
- South African women's field hockey players
- South African female indoor hockey players
- South African female modern pentathletes
- Field hockey players at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2018 African Youth Games
- Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic field hockey players for South Africa
- Alumni of Herschel Girls' School
- Stellenbosch University Hockey Club players
- Western Province Cricket Club players (field hockey)
- Teddington Hockey Club players
- Stellenbosch University alumni
- Field hockey players from Cape Town
- 21st-century South African sportswomen
- 2023 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup players
- 2025 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup players
- 2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup players
