Bridget Calitz (born 3 September 1997) is a South African international lawn bowler. She has represented South Africa at the Commonwealth Games and won a silver medal.

Biography

Calitz started bowling in 2011 and in 2019, she finished runner up in the singles at the

South African National Bowls Championships The South African National Bowls Championships is organised by Bowls South Africa (BSA). The first National Singles Championships were held in 1897 in Kimberley despite the fact that the South African Bowls Association was not formed until 1904 ...

. Calitz was selected for the

2022 Commonwealth Games The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England bet ...

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

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, and

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they lost in the final 17-10 to India.

References

1997 births Living people South African female bowls players Bowls players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for South Africa Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games {{bowls-bio-stub