Natasha Scott (née Van Eldik, born 27 November 1990) is an Australian international

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World Championship

She won the lawn bowls

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in the triples competition at the

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in addition to the team event. In 2016, she was part of the fours team with Rebecca Van Asch, Carla Krizanic and

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who won the gold medal at the

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and a gold medal in the

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with Van Asch and Krizanic. A third gold medal was inevitable in the team event. In 2020, she was selected for the

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in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the

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. Despite winning another Australian Open in 2023, she missed out on selection for the 2023 World Championships.

Commonwealth Games

She was part of the Australian team for the

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on the

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in Queensland where she claimed two more

s in the Fours with Cottrell, Krizanic and Van Asch and the

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with Krizanic and Van Asch. In 2022, she competed in the women's triples and the Women's fours at the

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International

Scott has won five medals at the

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, two of which were gold, the latest at the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the Gold Coast, Queensland. In 2018, she won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic pairs title with Ellen Ryan.

National

In 2021, playing under the name Van Eldik she won the pairs (with Genevieve Delves) and triples (with Davis and Kate Matthews) at the delayed 2020

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. This was her third national title after previously winning the 2017 triples. She also has five

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titles to her name (2015, 2016, 2019, 2021 and 2023).

Personal life

On 7 January 2014 Van Eldik married fellow Raymond Terrace BC player Lennon Scott.

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Natasha 1990 births Living people Australian female bowls players Bowls World Champions Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Bowls players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Maitland, New South Wales 21st-century Australian women