Colleen Piketh
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  South Africa |
| Born | 26 December 1972 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Weight | 100 kg (220 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Lawn bowls |
| Club | Bedfordview BC |
Colleen Piketh maiden name Webb (born 26 December 1972) is a South African international lawn bowler.[1]
She competed in the women's pairs and the women's singles events at the 2014 Commonwealth Games[2] where she won a gold[3] and bronze medal respectively. She picked up a Gold medal in the Women's pairs, along with South Africa's bowling star Nici Neal, at the Atlantic Championships held at Cyprus from 30 November – 13 December 2015. Piketh also competed in the Singles format and lost to Guernsey's Lucy Beere 21-15 in the medal playoff game.
She was selected as part of the South Africa team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland[4] where she claimed a bronze medal in the Singles and a silver medal in the Pairs.[5]
References
- ^ "Piketh tops her section at world championships". Kempton Express. South Africa. 11 April 2014.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ Etheridge, Mark (1 August 2014). "Piketh and Botha bowl to Team SA's 12th Games gold". SASCOC website. South Africa. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ "Team South Africa for Commonwealth Games announced". The South African.
- ^ "Pairs results". CG2018.
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Bowls players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for South Africa
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for South Africa
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for South Africa
- South African female bowls players
- Sportspeople from Johannesburg