Prince Neluonde
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| Nationality | South African | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 May 1984 Thohoyandou, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Bryanston Sports | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mmboniseni 'Prince' Neluonde (born 1 May 1984) is a South African lawn bowler.
Bowls career[edit]
He competed in the men's triples at the 2014 Commonwealth Games[1] where he won a gold medal.[2][3][4][5]
He was selected as part of the South Africa team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland.[6]
In 2019 he won the triples gold medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[7] and in 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[8] In 2022, he competed in the men's pairs and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[9]
In 2024, Neluonde won the pairs title with Wilson Malobolo, at the South African National Bowls Championships bowling for Bryanston Sports BC.[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Barman is bowls royalty". Randburg Sun. South Africa. 28 July 2014.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ "Neluonde bowled over as he carves new mark". Dispatch Live. 29 July 2014.
- ^ Isaacson, David (29 July 2014). "Novice bowlers help grow SA's gold medal tally in Glasgow". Business Day Live. South Africa. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ Ndlovu, Andile (30 July 2014). "Prince bowls 'em over". Times Live. South Africa. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ "Team South Africa for Commonwealth Games announced". The South African.
- ^ "2019 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "NATIONAL SELECTIONS". Bowls South Africa.
- ^ "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "2024 Men's nationals". Bowls South Africa. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
Categories:
- 1984 births
- Living people
- People from Thulamela Local Municipality
- Bowls players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for South Africa
- South African male bowls players
- Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls
- Sportspeople from Limpopo
- Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games