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Gidion Vermeulen

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Gidion Vermeulen
Personal information
NationalitySouth African
Born (1970-07-18) 18 July 1970 (age 54)
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubWestville BC
Medal record
Representing  South Africa
Men's lawn bowls
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne Men's triples
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi Men's triples
World Outdoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Adelaide Men's fours
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Paphos triples

Gidion Vermeulen is a South African international lawn bowler.[1]

Bowls career

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He won a gold medal in the Men's triples at the 2010 Commonwealth Games with Johann Pierre du Plessis and Wayne Perry.[2]

He finished runner-up in the 2010 pairs at the National Championships bowling for the Westville Bowls Club.[3] [4]

In 2011 he won the triples bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[5] The following year he won a silver medal in the fours at the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.

References

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  1. ^ "Results for the 2010 Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Games Federation.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Trips teams take gold". South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee.
  3. ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
  4. ^ "Newsletters". South Africa Bowls. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  5. ^ "2011 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2021.