Lesley Hartwell

Lesley Hartwell

Personal information
Nationality	South African
Born	1949 Port Elizabeth
Medal record Representing  South Africa Commonwealth Games 1998 Kuala Lumpur Women's singles Atlantic Bowls Championships 1999 Cape Town Women's pairs

Lesley Hartwell is a former South African international lawn bowler.^[1]

Career

In 1998 Hartwell won the Women's singles gold medal in lawn bowling at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.^[1][2] She defeated local hero Saedah Abdul Rahim of Malaysia 25-14 in the final after recovering from a 3-11 deficit.^[3]

The following year in 1999, she won the singles silver medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships in her home country.^[4][5]

She still represents the Eastern Province.^[6]

References

1. "Lesley Hartwell". Commonwealth Games Federation.
2. "1998 winners". Commonwealth Games Manchester 2002.
3. "Lawn bowls heroes". Commonwealth Games Manchester 2002.
4. "'Johnston maintains dominance' (1999)". The Times. 29 March 1999. p. 31. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
5. "'For the Record' (1999)". The Times. 25 March 1999. p. 53. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
6. "Bowls SA announce Masters fields". IOL.