# Nicolene Neal

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{{Short description|South African lawn bowler (born 1970)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| nationality = South African
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|03|2|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bowlssa.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Nov-16.pdf|title=World Bowls Players Profiles|publisher=Bowls South Africa|access-date=22 May 2021|archive-date=22 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522115930/https://www.bowlssa.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Nov-16.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| birth_place = [Roodepoort](/source/Roodepoort), South Africa
| sport = [Lawn bowls](/source/Bowls)
| club = Leases BC
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{RSA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[Commonwealth Games](/source/Commonwealth_Games)}}
{{MedalSilver | [2018 Gold Coast](/source/2018_Commonwealth_Games)|[Fours](/source/Lawn_bowls_at_the_2018_Commonwealth_Games_-_Women's_fours)}}
{{MedalSilver | [2018 Gold Coast](/source/2018_Commonwealth_Games)|[Pairs](/source/Lawn_bowls_at_the_2018_Commonwealth_Games_-_Women's_pairs)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[Atlantic Bowls Championships](/source/Atlantic_Bowls_Championships)}}
{{MedalGold|2015 Paphos|pairs}}
{{MedalBronze|2015 Paphos|fours}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Cardiff|pairs}}
{{MedalSilver|2019 Cardiff|fours}}
{{MedalCompetition|[National Championships](/source/South_African_National_Bowls_Championships)}}
{{MedalGold|2014|singles}}
{{MedalGold|2016|singles}}
{{MedalGold|2016|fours}}
{{MedalSilver|2021|singles}}
}}

'''Nicolene Neal''' known as '''Nici Neal''' (born 2 March 1970) is a South African international [lawn bowler](/source/Bowls).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bowlsinternational.keypublishing.com/2018/01/30/south-africa-announce-commonwealth-team/|title=South Africa announce Commonwealth team|publisher=Bowls International}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

== Career ==
Neal was born on 2 March 1970, in [Roodepoort](/source/Roodepoort), and was selected as part of the [South African team](/source/South_Africa_at_the_2018_Commonwealth_Games) for the [2018 Commonwealth Games](/source/2018_Commonwealth_Games) on the [Gold Coast](/source/Gold_Coast%2C_Queensland) in [Queensland](/source/Queensland)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/lawn-bowls/athlete-profile-n6013013-johanna-snyman.htm|title=Profile|publisher=GC 2018}}</ref> where she claimed two [silver medal](/source/silver_medal)s: in the [Fours](/source/Lawn_bowls_at_the_2018_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_fours) with [Elma Davis](/source/Elma_Davis), [Johanna Snyman](/source/Johanna_Snyman) and [Esme Kruger](/source/Esme_Kruger)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/lawn-bowls/result-women-s-fours-fnl-000100-.htm|title=Medal Match|publisher=CG2018}}</ref> and the [Pairs](/source/Lawn_bowls_at_the_2018_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_pairs) with [Colleen Piketh](/source/Colleen_Piketh).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/lawn-bowls/event-schedule-women-s-pairs.htm|title=Pairs results|publisher=CG2018}}</ref>

Neal won the 2014 and 2016 singles titles and the 2016 fours title at the [South African National Bowls Championships](/source/South_African_National_Bowls_Championships) bowling for the Leases Bowls Club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bowlssa.co.za/index.php/updates/newsletters|title=Newsletters|publisher=South Africa Bowls|access-date=2019-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403215844/https://www.bowlssa.co.za/index.php/updates/newsletters|archive-date=2019-04-03|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2015, she won the pairs gold medal at the [Atlantic Bowls Championships](/source/Atlantic_Bowls_Championships).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldbowls.com/event/2015-atlantic-championship/|title=2015 Atlantic Championships|publisher=World Bowls|access-date=16 May 2021}}</ref>

In 2019, Neal won the pairs gold medal and fours silver medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldbowls.com/event/2019-atlantic-championships/|title=2019 Atlantic Championships|publisher=World Bowls|access-date=15 May 2021}}</ref> and in 2020 she was selected for the [2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship](/source/2020_World_Outdoor_Bowls_Championship) in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/BowlsSouthAfrica/|title=NATIONAL SELECTIONS|publisher=Bowls South Africa}}</ref>

== References ==
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Category:1970 births
Category:Living people
Category:Bowls players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Category:South African female bowls players
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for South Africa
Category:Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Category:Sportspeople from Roodepoort
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists in lawn bowls

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