Wayne_Rittmuller

Wayne Rittmuller

Wayne Rittmuller

South African lawn bowler

Wayne Neville Rittmuller (born 18 June 1982) is a South African international lawn bowler and three times national champion of South Africa. He has represented South Africa at the Commonwealth Games.[1][2]

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Biography

Rittmuller started playing bowls aged 12 and played for Wentworth Bowling Club from 2001 to 2005.[3] He won the South African national singles title two years in succession in 2017 and 2018 at the South African National Bowls Championships, when bowling for Stella Park (Port Natal).[4] In 2022, he won his third title but this time in the pairs with Jason Lott for the Hillary BC.

In 2022, he was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where he competed in the men's pairs event and the men's fours event.[1][3]

In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent South Africa at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[5] He participated in the men's singles and the men's pairs events.[6][7]

References

  1. [1]
    "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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    "Two Stella Park Bowlers represented South Africa at a recent bowls competition". Bereamail. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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    "Bluff bowler off to Commonwealth Games". Southland Sun. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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    "Rittmuller retains singles title in PE". Team South Africa. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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    "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
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    "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
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    "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
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