Johanna Anneke Snyman also known as just Anneke Snyman (born 6 May 1994) is a South African international

lawn bowler Bowls, also known as lawn bowls or lawn bowling, is a sport in which the objective is to roll biased balls so that they stop close to a smaller ball called a "jack" or "kitty". It is played on a bowling green, which may be flat (for "flat-gre ...

Biography

She was born in

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, South Africa and won the triples and fours bronze medals at the

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. She was selected as part of the South African team for the

2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

on the

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in Queensland where she claimed a

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in the Fours with

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and Nicolene Neal. In 2019 she won the fours silver medal and triples bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships and in 2020 she moved clubs from Bredasdorp BC to Western Province Cricket Club. In 2022, she competed in the women's triples and the Women's fours at the

2022 Commonwealth Games The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England bet ...

. In the fours the team of Snyman, Esme Kruger, Thabelo Muvhango and

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reached the final and won a silver medal after losing in the final 17-10 to India. In 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent South Africa at the

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. She participated in the women's triples and the women's fours events.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Snyman, Johanna 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Cape Town Bowls players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games South African female bowls players Commonwealth Games silver medallists for South Africa Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games