Thabelo Muvhango

Thabelo Muvhango

Personal information
Nationality	South African
Born	(2000-05-07) 7 May 2000 (age 25) South Africa
Sport
Sport	Lawn bowls
Club	Ferndale BC
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	22 (March 2025) [1]
Medal record Representing   South Africa Women's lawn bowls Commonwealth Games 2022 Birmingham fours

Thabelo Muvhango (born 7 May 2000) is a South African international lawn bowler and national champion. She has represented South Africa at the Commonwealth Games and won a silver medal. ^{[2] [3]} She reached a career high ranking of world number 22 in March 2025. ^[4]

Biography

Muvhango won a national title when winning the pairs with Colleen Piketh, at the 2021 South African National Bowls Championships. ^[5]

She was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where she competed in the women's triples and the women's fours event, reaching the final and winning a silver medal. Along with Esme Kruger, Johanna Snyman, and Bridget Calitz they lost in the final 17-10 to India. ^{[2] [6]}

In 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent South Africa at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. ^[7] She participated in the women's triples and the women's fours events. ^{[8] [9]}

At the 2024, bowling for Ferndale, Muvhango teamed up with Heather Pembroke to win the pairs title at the South African nationals ^[10] and was subsequently selected for the national team at the 2024 African States Tournament in Botswana. ^[11]

References

1. "Female rankings". World Bowls Series. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
2. "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
3. "Results and titles". Bowls tawa. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
4. "Female rankings". World Bowls Series. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
5. "Discovery Bowls Club woman to represent South Africa at Commonwealth Games". News24. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
6. "Muvhango overcomes nerves to secure silver as part of women's fours". Supersport. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
7. "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
8. "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
9. "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
10. "2024 Women's nationals". Bowls South Africa. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
11. "Roberts, Scheepers lead new-look SA Bowls team". SA Sports Press. Retrieved 20 October 2024.