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Elma Davis

Elma Davis

South African lawn bowler (1968–2019)

Elma Davis (1 April 1968 – 14 April 2019) was a South African international lawn bowler.[2]

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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 Christchurch.[3]

Davis was part of the South African team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland where she claimed a silver medal in the Fours with Esme Kruger, Johanna Snyman and Nicolene Neal.[4]

Davis was a five times winner of the National Championships (three in fours and two in pairs) bowling for the George Bowls Club.[5]

Death

On 14 April 2019, Davis died during an apparent murder suicide perpetrated by her husband.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "World Bowls Players Profiles" (PDF). Bowls South Africa. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
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    "Elma Davis profile" (PDF). World Bowls.[permanent dead link]
  3. [3]
    "2016 World Bowls Championship Finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
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    "Medal Match". CG2018. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
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    "Newsletters". South Africa Bowls. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  6. [6]
    "Shotgun used in Bowls SA members' murder-suicide". The Citizen. 15 April 2019.
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