Zimbabwean field hockey playerNot to be confused with Linda Watson (soprano).

Linda Margaret Watson (born September 15, 1955) 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. Watson was also one of Zimbabwe's top hurdlers and sprinters.

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 *embled a team less than a week before the compe*ion started. To everyone's surprise they won, claiming Zimbabwe's only medal in the 1980 Games.

References

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et:al. "Linda Watson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.