Douw Calitz
Douw Calitz (born 1974) is a South African born international lawn bowls player from Namibia who was the 2003 World Singles Champion of Champions.
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| Nationality | Namibian | |||||||||||||
| Born | 30 December 1974 Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||||
| Club | TransNamib BC | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career
World Championships
Calitz has competed for Namibia at five World Bowls Championships in 1996 and 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016.[1]
Commonwealth Games
Calitz has represented Namibia at six Commonwealth Games in 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2014 and 2018.[2] This constitutes a record number of appearances for Namibia at the Commonwealth Games.
Other events
In 2003 he became the World Singles Champion of Champions defeating Darren Burnett of Scotland in the final.[3]
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References
- "Participants, events and medals". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "Athletes Biography". CGF.com.
- "Calitz: first champ of champs". BBC Sport.
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