Esme Kruger

South African international lawn bowler

Esme Kruger

Personal information

Nickname(s)| Es
Nationality| South African
Born|  (1971-11-29) 29 November 1971 (age 51)
Pretoria, South Africa
Height| 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Sport
Sport| Lawn bowls
Club| CBCOB BC

Medal record

Representing  South Africa
Commonwealth Games
|  2018 Gold Coast | fours
| 2022 Birmingham | fours
Atlantic Bowls Championships
| 2019 Cardiff | fours
| 2019 Cardiff | triples
National Championships
| 2010 | pairs
| 2010 | fours
| 2012 | fours
| 2018 | singles
| 2021 | fours
| 2021 | pairs

Esme Hester Johanna Kruger (born 29 November 1971) is a South African international lawn bowler.[1][2]

## Bowls career[edit]

She was born in Pretoria, South Africa and was selected as part of the South African team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland[3] where she claimed a silver medal in the Fours with Elma Davis, Johanna Snyman and Nicolene Neal.[4]

She won the 2018 singles title at the South African National Bowls Championships bowling for the Christian Brothers Collage Old Boys(CBCOB)Bowls Club. This was her second title after previously winning the fours in 2012.[5]

In 2019 she won the fours silver medal and triples bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[6] and in 2020 she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[7]

In 2021, she won the women's fours title and finished runner-up in the pairs at the South African National Bowls Championships bowling for the Christian Brothers College Old Boys (CBCOB) Bowls Club. This was her third national title.[8]

In 2022, she competed in the women's triples and the Women's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[1] In the fours the team of Johanna Snyman, Thabelo Muvhango and Bridget Calitz reached the final and won a silver medal after losing in the final 17-10 to India.[9]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
2. ^ "South Africa announce Commonwealth team". Bowls International.
3. ^ "Profile". GC 2018.
4. ^ "Medal Match". CG2018.
5. ^ "Newsletters". South Africa Bowls. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
6. ^ "2019 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
7. ^ "NATIONAL SELECTIONS". Bowls South Africa.
8. ^ "BSA Women's Nationals". Johannesburg Bowls Association. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
9. ^ "Muvhango overcomes nerves to secure silver as part of women's fours". Supersport. Retrieved 3 August 2022.