Thabelo Muvhango
{{short description|South African lawn bowler}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2023}}
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| nationality = South African
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|5|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = South Africa
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| sport = Lawn bowls
| club = Ferndale BC
| highestranking = 22 (March 2025){{cite web|url=https://worldbowlsseries.com/female-rankings/ |title=Female rankings |publisher=World Bowls Series |access-date=20 October 2024}}
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{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}
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Thabelo Muvhango (born 7 May 2000) is a South African international lawn bowler and national champion. She has represented South Africa at the Commonwealth Games and won a silver medal.{{cite web|url=https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/athlete-details/62153|title=Official Commonwealth Games profile|publisher=Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd|access-date=3 August 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://bowlstawa.nz/titles/players/titles/5853|title=Results and titles|publisher=Bowls tawa|access-date=3 August 2022}} She reached a career high ranking of world number 22 in March 2025.{{cite web|url=https://worldbowlsseries.com/female-rankings/ |title=Female rankings |publisher=World Bowls Series |access-date=9 March 2025 }}
Biography
Muvhango won a national title when winning the pairs with Colleen Piketh, at the 2021 South African National Bowls Championships.{{cite web|url=https://roodepoortrecord.co.za/2022/07/13/discovery-bowls-club-woman-to-represent-south-africa-at-commonwealth-games/|title=Discovery Bowls Club woman to represent South Africa at Commonwealth Games|publisher=News24|access-date=3 August 2022}}
She was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where she competed in the women's triples and the women's fours event, reaching the final and winning a silver medal. Along with Esme Kruger, Johanna Snyman, and Bridget Calitz they lost in the final 17-10 to India.{{cite web|url=https://supersport.com/commonwealthgames/news/bf42fc2f-0ca3-4402-ae7a-e6eaf36fd1a2/bowled_women_s_fours_take_lawn_bowls_silver_for_south_africa|title=Muvhango overcomes nerves to secure silver as part of women's fours|publisher=Supersport|access-date=3 August 2022}}
In 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent South Africa at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.{{cite web |url=https://bowlsinternational.keypublishing.com/competitors-confirmed-world-bowls-outdoor-championships/ |title=COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023 |website=Bowls International |date=5 June 2023 |access-date=2 September 2023}} She participated in the women's triples and the women's fours events.{{cite web|url=https://www.worldbowls.com/events-list/ |title=Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia |publisher=World Bowls |access-date=2 September 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://world2023.bowls.com.au/event-info/schedule/ |title=SCHEDULE & DRAWS |publisher=Bowls Australia |access-date=2 September 2023}}
At the 2024, bowling for Ferndale, Muvhango teamed up with Heather Pembroke to win the pairs title at the South African nationals{{cite web|url=https://www.bowlssa.co.za/bsa-womens-nationals-2024 |title=2024 Women's nationals |website=Bowls South Africa |access-date=28 June 2024}} and was subsequently selected for the national team at the 2024 African States Tournament in Botswana.{{cite web|url=https://www.sasportspress.co.za/sports-menu-heading-mobile/bowls/bowls-roberts-scheepers-lead-new-look-sa-bowls-team |title=Roberts, Scheepers lead new-look SA Bowls team |website=SA Sports Press |access-date=20 October 2024}}
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Category:South African female bowls players
Category:Bowls players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for South Africa