Thabelo Muvhango
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| Nationality | South African | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 May 2000 South Africa | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Ferndale BC | ||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | 24 (September 2024)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Thabelo Muvhango (born 7 May 2000) is a South African international lawn bowler and national champion. She has represented South Africa at the Commonwealth Games and won a silver medal.[2][3]
Biography
[edit]Muvhango won a national title when winning the pairs with Colleen Piketh, at the 2021 South African National Bowls Championships.[4]
She was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where she competed in the women's triples and the women's fours event, reaching the final and winning a silver medal. Along with Esme Kruger, Johanna Snyman, and Bridget Calitz they lost in the final 17-10 to India.[2][5]
In 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent South Africa at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[6] She participated in the women's triples and the women's fours events.[7][8]
At the 2024, bowling for Ferndale, Muvhango teamed up with Heather Pembroke to win the pairs title at the South African nationals[9] and was subsequently selected for the national team at the 2024 African States Tournament in Botswana.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Female rankings". World Bowls Series. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Results and titles". Bowls tawa. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Discovery Bowls Club woman to represent South Africa at Commonwealth Games". News24. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Muvhango overcomes nerves to secure silver as part of women's fours". Supersport. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "2024 Women's nationals". Bowls South Africa. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Roberts, Scheepers lead new-look SA Bowls team". SA Sports Press. Retrieved 20 October 2024.