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Sylvia Burns

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Sylvia Burns
Personal information
NationalitySouth African
Born (1955-05-12) 12 May 1955 (age 69)[1]
Cape Town, South Africa
Sport
Sportlawn bowls
ClubConstantia BC
Edgemead BC
Medal record
Representing  South Africa
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Christchurch triples
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Christchurch triples
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Ayr fours
Silver medal – second place 2009 Johannesburg fours
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Paphos triples
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Paphos fours

Sylvia Burns is a South African international lawn bowler.[2]

Bowls career

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She won a gold medal in the Women's Triples at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch.[3]

In 2007, she won the fours silver medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[4][5]

In 2009 she won another fours silver medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[6][7] and in 2015 she won the triples and fours bronze medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[8]

In 2016, she won a bronze medal with Susan Nel and Elma Davis in the triples at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch.[9]

She won the 2017 pairs title at the National Championships bowling for the Edgemead Bowls Club.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "World Bowls Players Profiles" (PDF). Bowls South Africa. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  2. ^ "New faces in SA's lawn bowls squad". The Citizen.
  3. ^ "SA trips win gold at World Bowls". South Africa.info.
  4. ^ "2007 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Bowls". The Times. 18 July 2007. p. 61. Retrieved 20 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  6. ^ "2009 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 14 March 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Bowls". The Times. 18 May 2009. p. 61. Retrieved 21 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  8. ^ "2015 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  9. ^ "2016 World Bowls Championship Finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
  10. ^ "Newsletters". South Africa Bowls.