Nicolene Neal

Nicolene Neal

Personal information
Nationality	South African
Born	(1970-03-02) 2 March 1970 (age 54)[1] Roodepoort, South Africa
Sport
Sport	Lawn bowls
Club	Leases BC
Medal record Representing  South Africa Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Fours 2018 Gold Coast Pairs Atlantic Bowls Championships 2015 Paphos pairs 2015 Paphos fours 2019 Cardiff pairs 2019 Cardiff fours National Championships 2014 singles 2016 singles 2016 fours 2021 singles

Nicolene Neal known as Nici Neal (born 2 March 1970) is a South African international lawn bowler.[2]

Career

Neal 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

1. "World Bowls Players Profiles" (PDF). Bowls South Africa. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
2. "South Africa announce Commonwealth team". Bowls International.^[permanent dead link‍]
3. "Profile". GC 2018.
4. "Medal Match". CG2018.
5. "Pairs results". CG2018.
6. "Newsletters". South Africa Bowls. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
7. "2015 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
8. "2019 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
9. "NATIONAL SELECTIONS". Bowls South Africa.