Susan Nel

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Susan Nel
Personal information
NationalitySouth African
Born (1956-08-27) 27 August 1956 (age 66) [1]
Shabani, Southern Rhodesia
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sportlawn bowls
ClubRustenberg Impala BC
Medal record
Representing Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Adelaide fours
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Christchurch triples
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Delhi triples
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Glasgow fours
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Glasgow triples
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2009 Johannesburgfours
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2011 Paphosfours
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2011 Paphostriples
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2015 Paphostriples
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2015 Paphosfours

Susanna Sophie Nel (born 27 August 1956) is a South African international lawn bowler.

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Bowls career

In 2009 she won the fours silver medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships [2] [3] and in 2011 she won the fours silver medal and triples bronze at the Atlantic Bowls Championships. [4]

She competed in the women's fours and the women's triples events at the 2014 Commonwealth Games [5] where she won a gold [6] and bronze medal respectively. She was the 2014 pairs runner-up at the National Championships, bowling for the Rustenberg Impala Bowls Club. [7]

Nel picked up two bronze medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships held at Cyprus (30 November – 13 December 2015), in the triples (along with Anneke Snyman and Sylvia Burns) and the fours.

In 2016, she won a bronze medal with Elma Davis and Sylvia Burns in the triples at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch. [8]

She was selected as part of the South Africa team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland. [9]

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References

  1. "World Bowls Players Profiles" (PDF). Bowls South Africa. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  2. "2009 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 14 March 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  3. "Bowls" . The Times. 18 May 2009. p. 61. Retrieved 21 May 2021 via The Times Digital Archive.
  4. "2011 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from [www.worldbowlsltd.co.uk/mainresults.php the original] on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2021.{{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  5. "Glasgow 2014 profile" . Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  6. "Another lawn bowls Commonwealth Games medal for South Africa". The Sports Eagle. South Africa. 1 August 2014.
  7. "Newsletters". South Africa Bowls.
  8. "2016 World Bowls Championship Finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
  9. "Team South Africa for Commonwealth Games announced". The South African.