Marsha Marescia

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Marsha Cox (née Marescia; born 13 January 1983 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal) is a field hockey player from South Africa, who was a member of the national squad that finished 9th at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The midfielder comes from Durban, and is nicknamed Nator. She plays for the provincial team Southern Gauteng.

International Career

Marsha is the South African team captain. She made her début in October of 2001 at the age of 18 and has since gone on to represent her country at two Olympic Games and two World Cups, earning over 300 caps.

Personal Life

Marsha is the daughter hockey coach and former player Marian Marescia, described by many as the best player to not have played for South Africa, due to apartheid.

In 2013 Marsha married Dutch hockey coach Alexander Cox.

International Senior Tournaments

2002 – Champions Challenge (Johannesburg, South Africa)
2002 – Commonwealth Games (Manchester, UK)
2002 – World Cup (Perth, Australia)
2003 – All Africa Games (Abuja, Nigeria)
2003 – Afro-Asian Games (Hyderabad, India)
2004 – Olympic Games (Athens, Greece)
2005 – Champions Challenge (Virginia Beach, United States)
2006 – Commonwealth Games (Melbourne, Australia)
2006 – World Cup (Madrid, Spain)
2008 – Olympic Games (Beijing, PR China)
2009 – Champions Challenge (Cape Town, South Africa)
2010 – World Cup (Rosario, Argentina)
2010 – Commonwealth Games (New Delhi, India)
2011 – Champions Challenge (Dublin, Ireland)
2011 – All Africa Games (Bulawayo, Zimbabwe)
2012 – Women's Olympic Qualifier (New Delhi, India)

References

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Marsha Marescia – International Tournaments

v t e South Africa squad – 2002 Champions Challenge

1 Birt 2 Van Wyk 3 Alves 4 Benkenstein 5 Van Zyl 7 Forword 8 Marescia 9 Van Breda 10 Koornhof 11 Mayer 12 Carlisle (c) 14 Bee 15 Coetzee 16 Wilson 21 Henry 22 Ntloko 31 Wessels Coach: —

v t e South Africa squad – 2002 FIH World Cup

1 Birt 2 Van Wyk 6 Kotze 7 Haynes 9 Marescia 10 Koornhof 11 Mayer 12 Carlisle (c) 14 Bee 15 Coetzee 16 Wilson 18 Ranyane 20 Ross 21 Henry 22 Ntloko 23 Vos 30 Wehmeyer 31 Wessels Coach: Howell

v t e South Africa squad – 2003 All-Africa Games

1 Birt 3 Hector 6 Kotze 9 Marescia 10 Koornhof 12 Carlisle 15 Coetzee 16 Wilson 18 Ranyane 22 Ntloko 24 Butler 25 Dorothy 28 Pholo 30 Wehmeyer 31 Wessels (c) 32 Engelbrecht Coach: Howell

v t e South Africa squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – 9th place

1 Birt 3 Hector 6 Kotze 7 Fulton 8 Marescia 10 Koornhof 12 Carlisle 14 Bee 15 Coetzee 16 Wilson 24 Butler 25 Dorothy 28 Pholo 30 Wehmeyer 31 Wessels (c) 32 Engelbrecht Coach: Howell

v t e South Africa squad – 2005 Champions Challenge

1 Jack 3 Hector 4 Van Jaarsveld 5 Hosking 8 Marescia 9 Forword 10 Boezaart 12 Carlisle (c) 15 Coetzee 16 Wilson 17 George 21 Marais 24 Butler 26 Hubach 28 Pholo 29 Bright 30 Wehmeyer 32 Engelbrecht Coach: King

v t e South Africa squad – 2006 Commonwealth Games

1 Jack 2 Rix 3 Hector 4 Van Jaarsveld 5 Hosking 6 Marais 7 George 8 Marescia 9 Bright 10 Taylor 11 Wehmeyer 12 Carlisle (c) 13 Du Buisson 14 Butler 15 Dorothy 16 Wilson Coach: King

v t e South Africa squad – 2006 FIH World Cup

1 Jack 2 Rix 3 Hector 5 Hosking 7 Brown 8 Marescia (c) 10 Russell 12 Chamberlain 16 Wilson 17 George 20 Du Buisson 21 Marais 22 Taylor 24 Butler 26 Hubach 28 Pholo 29 Bright 30 Wehmeyer Coach: King

v t e South Africa squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – 11th place

1 Rix 2 Mangisa 3 Hector 5 Hosking 7 Brown 8 Marescia (c) 10 Russell 13 Deetlefs 16 Wilson 17 George 18 Vida Ryan 19 Vidette Ryan 21 Marais 22 Taylor 24 Butler 29 Bright Coach: King

v t e South Africa squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – 10th place

1 Rix 3 Woods 7 Davids 8 Marescia 10 Russell 12 Chamberlain 13 Deetlefs 15 Coetzee 16 Wilson 17 George 20 Terblanche 21 Marais 22 Taylor 23 Coston 29 Bright 30 Damons Coach: Bonnet

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Name	Marescia, Marsha
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Short description	South African field hockey player
Date of birth	13 January 1983
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