Gidion Vermeulen
Personal information
NationalitySouth African
Born (1970-07-18) 18 July 1970
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubWestville BC
Medal record
Representing  South Africa
Men's lawn bowls
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2006 MelbourneMen's triples
Gold medal – first place 2010 DelhiMen's triples
World Outdoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2012 Adelaide Men's fours
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Bronze medal – third place2011 Paphostriples

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

Bowls career

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

  1. "Results for the 2010 Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  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.
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