Elma Davis
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | South African |
| Born | 1 April 1968[1] |
| Died | 14 April 2019 (aged 51) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Lawn bowls |
| Club | George Bowling Club |
Medal record | |
Elma Davis (1 April 1968 – 14 April 2019) was a South African international lawn bowler.[2]
Bowls career
[edit]In 2016, Davis won a bronze medal with Susan Nel and Sylvia Burns in the triples at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch.[3]
Davis was part of the South African team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland where she claimed a silver medal in the Fours with Esme Kruger, Johanna Snyman and Nicolene Neal.[4]
Davis was a five times winner of the National Championships (three in fours and two in pairs) bowling for the George Bowls Club.[5]
Death
[edit]On 14 April 2019, Davis died during an apparent murder suicide perpetrated by her husband.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "World Bowls Players Profiles" (PDF). Bowls South Africa. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ↑ "Elma Davis profile" (PDF). World Bowls.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "2016 World Bowls Championship Finals". Burnside Bowling Club. Archived from the original on 16 October 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
- ↑ "Medal Match". CG2018. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ↑ "Newsletters". South Africa Bowls. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ↑ "Shotgun used in Bowls SA members' murder-suicide". The Citizen. 15 April 2019. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
Categories:
- 1968 births
- 2019 deaths
- Bowls players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for South Africa
- South African female bowls players
- South African murder victims
- Murder–suicides in Africa
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in lawn bowls
- People murdered in South Africa
- Uxoricides in South Africa
- White South African people
- Victims of uxoricide