Johanna Anneke Scheepers {{{nee, Snyman, born 6 May 1994) is a South African international

lawn bowler Bowls, also known as lawn bowls or lawn bowling, is a sport in which players try to roll their ball (called a bowl) closest to a smaller ball (known as a "jack" or sometimes a "kitty"). The bowls are shaped (biased), so that they follow a curve ...

. She reached a career high ranking of world number 15 in September 2024.

Biography

She was born in

Cape Town Cape Town is the legislature, legislative capital city, capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. Cape Town is the country's List of municipalities in South Africa, second-largest ...

, South Africa and won the triples and fours bronze medals at the

Atlantic Bowls Championships The Atlantic Bowls Championships was a bowls, lawn bowling competition held between national bowls organisations in the Atlantic region. The event was a qualifying event for the World Bowls Championship, World Outdoor Bowls Championships until ...

. She was selected as part of the South African team for the

2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that was held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

on the Gold Coast in Queensland where she claimed a

silver medal A silver medal, in sports and other similar areas involving competition, is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, ...

in the Fours with

Elma Davis Elma Davis (1 April 1968 – 14 April 2019) was a South African international lawn bowler. Bowls career In 2016, Davis won a bronze medal with Susan Nel and Sylvia Burns in the triples at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christch ...

, Esme Kruger and Nicolene Neal. In 2019 she won the fours silver medal and triples bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships and in 2020 she moved clubs from Bredasdorp BC to Western Province Cricket Club. In 2022, she competed in the women's triples and the Women's fours at the

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

. In the fours the team of Snyman, Esme Kruger, Thabelo Muvhango and Bridget Calitz reached the final and won a silver medal after losing in the final 17-10 to India. In 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent South Africa at the

2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship The 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship is the 14th edition of the World Bowls Championship, held on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia from 29 August to 10 September. The event was long-awaited by the sport because the 2020 World Out ...

. She participated in the women's triples and the women's fours events. Under her new name of Scheepers, she won the women's singles title 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 ...

and was selected for the national team at the 2024 African States Tournament in Botswana.{{cite web, url=https://www.sasportspress.co.za/sports-menu-heading-mobile/bowls/bowls-roberts-scheepers-lead-new-look-sa-bowls-team , title=Roberts, Scheepers lead new-look SA Bowls team , website=SA Sports Press , access-date=20 October 2024

References

{{reflist {{DEFAULTSORT:Scheepers, Anneke 1994 births Living people Sportspeople from Cape Town Bowls players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games South African female bowls players Commonwealth Games silver medallists for South Africa Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games 21st-century South African sportswomen Commonwealth Games silver medallists in lawn bowls