Nicolene Neal known as Nici Neal (born 2 March 1970) is a South African international lawn bowler.[2]
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| Nationality | South African | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 March 1970[1] Roodepoort, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Leases BC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editNeal was born on 2 March 1970, in Roodepoort, and was selected as part of the South African team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland[3] where she claimed two silver medals: in the Fours with Elma Davis, Johanna Snyman and Esme Kruger[4] and the Pairs with Colleen Piketh.[5]
Neal won the 2014 and 2016 singles titles and the 2016 fours title at the South African National Bowls Championships bowling for the Leases Bowls Club.[6] In 2015, she won the pairs gold medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[7]
In 2019, Neal won the pairs gold medal and fours silver medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[8] and in 2020 she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[9]
References
edit- ^ "World Bowls Players Profiles" (PDF). Bowls South Africa. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "South Africa announce Commonwealth team". Bowls International.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Profile". GC 2018.
- ^ "Medal Match". CG2018.
- ^ "Pairs results". CG2018.
- ^ "Newsletters". South Africa Bowls. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ "2015 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ "2019 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "NATIONAL SELECTIONS". Bowls South Africa.