Susan Nel
South African international lawn bowler (born 1956)
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Susanna Sophie Nel (born 27 August 1956) is a South African international lawn bowler.
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| Nationality | South African | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 August 1956[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
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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]