Bridget Herselman (née Calitz) (born 3 September 1997) is a South African international lawn bowler. She has represented South Africa at the Commonwealth Games and won a silver medal.[1][2]
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Nationality | South African | ||||||||||||||
Born | South Africa | 3 September 1997||||||||||||||
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Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||
Club | Leases BC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editCalitz started bowling in 2011 and in 2019, she finished runner up in the singles at the South African National Bowls Championships.[3]
Calitz was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where she competed in the women's triples and the women's fours event, reaching the final and winning a silver medal. Along with Esme Kruger, Johanna Snyman, and Thabelo Muvhango they lost in the final 17-10 to India.[1][4]
In August 2024 she married fellow bowler Jaydee Herselman.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Results and titles". Bowls tawa. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Young bowler makes new headlines". Roodeport Record. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "SA's Calitz chuffed after fours lawn bowls silver: 'We really stood together'". News24. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Bridget Herselman". Facebook. Retrieved 7 November 2024.