Willem Esterhuizen
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| Nationality | Namibian | |||||||||||
| Born | 8 August 1985 Windhoek, Namibia | |||||||||||
| Died | 9 January 2020 (aged 34)[1] | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Willem Erasmus Esterhuizen Jr. (1985–2020) was an international lawn bowler from Namibia.[2]
Bowls career
[edit]Esterhuizen represented Namibia at four Commonwealth Games; in 2006, 2010, 2014[2] and 2018.[3] before his untimely death.[1]
In 2019 Esterhuizen won the triples bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[4]
He died in 2020.[1]
His father (also named Willem Erasmus Esterhuizen, born 9 March 1952) competed at the 1998, 2002 & 2006 Commonwealth Games and his mother (Deborah J Esterhuizen, born 11 May 1951) represented Namibia at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Big loss for bowling, Esterhuizen dies". Namibian. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ a b "2014 Athlete profile". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "2018 Athlete profile". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "2019 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
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