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Colleen Piketh

Colleen Piketh (née Webb; born 26 December 1972) is a South African international lawn bowler.[2]

Colleen Piketh
Personal information
NationalitySouth African
Born (1972-12-26) 26 December 1972 (age 51)[1]
Johannesburg, South Africa
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubBedfordview BC
George BC
Discovery BC
Medal record
Representing  South Africa
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Adelaide Women's fours
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow Women's pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow Women's singles
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Women's pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast Women's singles
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Ayr singles
Silver medal – second place 2011 Paphos pairs
Silver medal – second place 2011 Paphos fours
Gold medal – first place 2015 Paphos pairs
Gold medal – first place 2019 Cardiff pairs
National Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 pairs
Gold medal – first place 2021 pairs

Bowls career

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In 2007 she won the singles gold medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[3][4] In 2011 she won the pairs and fours silver medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[5]

Piketh competed in the women's pairs and the women's singles events at the 2014 Commonwealth Games[6] where she won a gold[7] and bronze medal respectively. She won a gold medal in the women's pairs at the World Bowls Atlantic Bowls Championships in Cyprus in 2015, together with Nici Neal. Piketh also competed in the singles format at the same tournament, losing to Guernsey's Lucy Beere 21-15 in the medal playoff game.[8]

Piketh was part of South Africa's team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia[9] where she won a bronze medal in the singles event and a silver medal in the pairs.[10]

She won the 2018 pairs at the South African National Bowls Championships bowling for the George Bowls Club with Elma Davis.[11]

In 2019, she won the pairs gold medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[12] and in 2020, she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Gold Coast, Australia,[13] but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[14]

In 2021, she won a second women's pairs title at the South African National Bowls Championships, this time partnering Thabelo Muvhango for the Discovery Bowls Club.[15] In 2022, she competed in the women's singles and the women's pairs at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[16]

In 2023, she was selected again as part of the team to represent South Africa at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[17] She participated in the women's singles and the women's pairs events.[18][19] In the singles, Piketh finished second in her group before losing her quarter final to Katherine Rednall.

Piketh was selected for the national team at the 2024 African States Tournament in Botswana.[20]

References

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  1. ^ "World Bowls Players Profiles" (PDF). Bowls South Africa. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Piketh tops her section at world championships". Kempton Express. South Africa. 11 April 2014.
  3. ^ "2007 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Bowls". The Times. 18 July 2007. p. 61. Retrieved 20 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  5. ^ "2011 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ^ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  7. ^ Etheridge, Mark (1 August 2014). "Piketh and Botha bowl to Team SA's 12th Games gold". SASCOC website. South Africa. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  8. ^ "2015 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Team South Africa for Commonwealth Games announced". The South African. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Pairs results". CG2018. Archived from the original on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Newsletters". South Africa Bowls. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  12. ^ "2019 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  13. ^ "NATIONAL SELECTIONS". Bowls South Africa.
  14. ^ "2020 World Bowls Championships to be postponed indefinitely". Bowls Australia. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  15. ^ "BSA Women's Nationals". Johannesburg Bowls Association. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  17. ^ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  18. ^ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  19. ^ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  20. ^ "Roberts, Scheepers lead new-look SA Bowls team". SA Sports Press. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
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