Natasha Scott
Natasha Scott (née Van Eldik, born 27 November 1990) is an Australian international lawn bowler. World Championship She won the lawn bowls gold medal in the triples competition at the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in addition to the team event. In 2016, she was part of the fours team with Rebecca Van Asch, Carla Krizanic and Kelsey Cottrell who won the gold medal at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch and a gold medal in the triples with Van Asch and Krizanic. A third gold medal was inevitable in the team event. In 2020, she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite winning another Australian Open in 2023, she missed out on selection for the 2023 World Championships. Commonwealth Games She was part of the Australian team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland where she claimed two more gold medals in the Fours with Cottrell, Krizanic and Van Asch and the Triples with Krizanic and Van Asch. In 2022, she competed in the women's triples and the Women's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. International Scott has won five medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, two of which were gold, the latest at the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the Gold Coast, Queensland. In 2018, she won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic pairs title with Ellen Ryan. National In 2021, playing under the name Van Eldik she won the pairs (with Genevieve Delves) and triples (with Davis and Kate Matthews) at the delayed 2020 Australian National Bowls Championships. This was her third national title after previously winning the 2017 triples. She also has five Australian Open titles to her name (2015, 2016, 2019, 2021 and 2023). Personal life On 7 January 2014 Van Eldik married fellow Raymond Terrace BC player Lennon Scott. References External links 1990 births Living people Australian female bowls players Bowls World Champions Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Bowls players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Maitland, New South Wales 21st-century Australian women