Willem Esterhuizen

{{Short description|Namibian lawn bowler (1985–2020)}}

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Willem Erasmus Esterhuizen Jr. (1985–2020) was an international lawn bowler from Namibia.{{cite web|url=http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/cycling_road/1031407/willem_erasmus_esterhuizen.html|title=2014 Athlete profile|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=15 May 2021}}

Bowls career

Esterhuizen represented Namibia at four Commonwealth Games; in 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018.{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/lawn-bowls/athlete-profile-n6006258-willem-esterhuizen.htm|title=2018 Athlete profile|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=15 May 2021}} before his untimely death.

In 2019 Esterhuizen won the triples bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldbowls.com/event/2019-atlantic-championships/|title=2019 Atlantic Championships|publisher=World Bowls|access-date=15 May 2021}}

He died in 2020.

His father (also named Willem Erasmus Esterhuizen, born 9 March 1952) competed at the 1998, 2002 & 2006 Commonwealth Games and his mother (Deborah J Esterhuizen, born 11 May 1951) represented Namibia at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.

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Category:Namibian bowls players

Category:1985 births

Category:2020 deaths

Category:Sportspeople from Windhoek

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