Susan Nel

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

Susan Nel
Personal information
Nationality South Africa
Born (1956-08-27) 27 August 1956
Shabani, Southern Rhodesia
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sportlawn bowls
ClubRustenberg Impala BC
Medal record
Representing  South Africa
World Outdoor Championships
2012 Adelaide fours
2016 Christchurch triples
Commonwealth Games
2010 Delhitriples
2014 Glasgowfours
2014 Glasgowtriples

Bowls career

She competed in the women's fours and the women's triples events at the 2014 Commonwealth Games[1] where she won a gold[2] and bronze medal respectively. Nel picked up a Bronze medal at the Atlantic Championships held at Cyprus (30 November – 13 December 2015), in the Triples section (along with Anneke Snyman and Sylvia Burns).

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.[3]

She was selected as part of the South Africa team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland.[4]

She was the 2014 pairs runner-up at the National Championships, bowling for the Rustenberg Impala Bowls Club.[5]

References
  1. "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  2. "Another lawn bowls Commonwealth Games medal for South Africa". The Sports Eagle. South Africa. 1 August 2014.
  3. "2016 World Bowls Championship Finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
  4. "Team South Africa for Commonwealth Games announced". The South African.
  5. "Newsletters". South Africa Bowls.
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