Hester Bekker

Hester Bekker is a former international lawn and indoor bowls competitor for South Africa.[1]

Hester Bekker
Personal information
Nationality South Africa
Sport
ClubLeases, Sables
Medal record
Representing  South Africa
World Outdoor Championships
1996 Adelaidetriples
Commonwealth Games
1994 Victoria fours
1998 Kuala Lumpur fours

In 1996 she won the gold medal in the triples at the 1996 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Adelaide.[2] Four years later Bekker just missed out on a bronze medal after losing the triples bronze play off match in Moama.

She was part of the fours team that won the gold medal at both the 1994 Commonwealth Games, it was the first time that South Africa had won a gold medal since 1958, following the return from their Anti-Apartheid Movement Commonwealth ban enforced in 1961.[3]

She won another gold at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.[4]

References
  1. "Player profiles". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  3. "South African bowlers lift gold". UPI.
  4. "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.


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