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| Nationality | South African | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 September 1997 South Africa | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Leases BC | ||||||||||||||
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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]
Biography
[edit]Calitz started bowling in 2011 and in 2019, she finished as 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 events, reaching the final and winning a silver medal. Along with Esme Kruger, Johanna Snyman, and Thabelo Muvhango, she lost in the final 17-10 to India.[1][4]
In August 2024, she married fellow bowler Jaydee Herselman.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "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.
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