Susan Nel

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

Susan Nel

Personal information
Nationality	South Africa
Born	27 August 1956 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

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.

External links

• Susan Nel on Facebook