Susan Nel

Susan Nel
Personal information
NationalitySouth African
Born (1956-08-27) 27 August 1956 (age 68)[1]
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
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Adelaide fours
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Christchurch triples
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi triples
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow fours
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow triples
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Johannesburg fours
Silver medal – second place 2011 Paphos fours
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Paphos triples
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Paphos triples
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Paphos fours

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

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]

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 the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  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.