Susan Nel

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

Susan Nel

Personal information
Nationality	South African
Born	(1956-08-27) 27 August 1956 (age 68)[1] Shabani, Southern Rhodesia
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Sport
Sport	lawn bowls
Club	Rustenberg Impala BC
Medal record Representing  South Africa World Outdoor Championships 2012 Adelaide fours 2016 Christchurch triples Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi triples 2014 Glasgow fours 2014 Glasgow triples Atlantic Bowls Championships 2009 Johannesburg fours 2011 Paphos fours 2011 Paphos triples 2015 Paphos triples 2015 Paphos fours

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.

External links

• Susan Nel on Facebook