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Nationality | South African | |||||||||||||||||
Born | 1949 Port Elizabeth | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lesley Hartwell (born 1949) is a former South African international lawn bowler. [1]
In 1998 Hartwell won the Women's singles gold medal in lawn bowling at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. [1] [2] She defeated local hero Saedah Abdul Rahim of Malaysia 25-14 in the final after recovering from a 3-11 deficit. [3]
The following year in 1999, she won the singles silver medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships in her home country. [4] [5]
She still represents the Eastern Province. [6]