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2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship – Women's Fours ...
The 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship women's fours was held at the Burnside Bowling Club in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 12 to 24 January 2008. Lynsey Armitage, Claire Duke, Julie Keegan and Karen Murphy won the women's fours gold medal. Section tables Section A Section B Finals Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship - Women's Fours Bowls Wom World In its most general sense, the term "world" refers to the totality of entities, to the whole of reality or to everything that is. The nature of the world has been conceptualized differently in different fields. Some conceptions see the worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christchurch
Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon River / Ōtākaro flows through the centre of the city, with an urban park along its banks. The city's territorial authority population is people, and includes a number of smaller urban areas as well as rural areas. The population of the urban area is people. Christchurch is the second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand, after Auckland. It is the major urban area of an emerging sub-region known informally as Greater Christchurch. Notable smaller urban areas within this sub-region include Rangiora and Kaiapoi in Waimakariri District, north of the Waimakariri River, and Rolleston and Lincoln in Selwyn District to the south. The first inhabitants migrated to the area sometime between 1000 and 1250 AD. They hunted moa, which led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marina Khan (bowls)
Marina Josephine Khan (born 13 December 1965 in Te Puke, New Zealand) is a lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand. Personal life She is of Pakistani descent through her father, and of Yugoslav and Maori descent through her mother. Both she and her sister Jan Khan are the daughters of lawn bowler Millie Khan. Bowls career At the 2006 Commonwealth Games she won a bronze medal in the women's pairs event with her sister Jan Khan. She won the fours gold medal and triples silver medal at the 2007 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in Christchurch. Marina won the 2000 pairs title and the 2001 & 2002 fours title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships The New Zealand National Bowls Championships is organised by Bowls New Zealand. Bowls was introduced in New Zealand in 1861 but the first national championships were not held until 1914. Men's singles champions Men's pairs champions Men's fou ... when bowling for the Matamata Bowls Club. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Khan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daud Suhana
romanized: Dāwīḏ syr, ܕܘܝܕ, Dawīd Koine el, Δαυίδ, Dauíd , image = Prophet Dawood Name.svg , image size = 150px , caption = David's name in Islamic calligraphy , birth_date = 10th century BCE , birth_place = Jerusalem , death_date = 9th century BCE , death_place = Jerusalem, United Kingdom of Israel , resting_place = , known_for = Defeating Jalut; being the King of Israel; receiving the Zabur; prophesying to and warning Israel; being highly gifted musically and vocally , predecessor = Kingship: Talut, Prophethood: Samuʾil , successor = Sulayman , spouse = , children = Sulayman , title = Dawud ( ar-at, دَاوُوْد, Dāwūd ), in Islam is considered a prophet and messenger of God (Allah), as well as a righteous, divinely-anointed monarch of the United Kingdom of Israel. Additionally, Muslims also honor Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmad Norzainah
Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet. Etymology The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the verb (''ḥameda'', "to thank or to praise"), non-past participle (). Lexicology As an Arabic name, it has its origins in a Quranic prophecy attributed to Jesus in the Quran which most Islamic scholars concede is about Muhammad. It also shares the same roots as Mahmud, Muhammad and Hamed. In its transliteration, the name has one of the highest number of spelling variations in the world. Though Islamic scholars attribute the name Ahmed to Muhammed, the verse itself is about a Messenger named Ahmed, whilst Muhammed was a Messenger-Prophet. Some Islamic traditions view the name Ahmad as another given name of Muhammad at birth by his mother, considered by Muslims to be the more esoteric name of Muhammad and central to understandi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronalyn Greenlees
Vilma 'Ronalyn' Greenlees (born 1971) is an Philippines international lawn bowler. Biography She reached the final eight in the pairs at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship but came to prominence when winning the triples gold medal at the 2015 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships. She won the bronze medal at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch in the fours with Hazel Jagonoy, Rosita Bradborn and Sonia Bruce. 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. In 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent Philippines at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship 3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societie .... She participated in the women's tri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosita Bradborn
Rosita 'Rose' Bradborn (born 1973) is an Philippines international lawn bowler. Biography She competed at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship and 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship but came to prominence when winning a bronze medal at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch in the fours with Hazel Jagonoy, Ronalyn Greenlees and Sonia Bruce. She won five medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, of which two have been gold medals. In 2016, she won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic pairs title with Sonia Bruce. In 2020, she was selected for the sport's blue riband event, the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2023, she won the triples gold medal at the 14th Asian Lawn Bowls Championship in Kuala Lumpur. Later in 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent Philippines at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship 3 (three) is a number, nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Bercasio
Nancy may refer to: Places France * Nancy, France, a city in the northeastern French department of Meurthe-et-Moselle and formerly the capital of the duchy of Lorraine ** Arrondissement of Nancy, surrounding and including the city of Nancy ** Roman Catholic Diocese of Nancy, surrounding and including the city of Nancy ** École de Nancy, the spearhead of the Art Nouveau in France ** Musée de l'École de Nancy, a museum * Nancy-sur-Cluses, Haute-Savoie United States * Nancy, Kentucky * Mount Nancy, in the White Mountains of New Hampshire * Nancy, Virginia People * Nancy (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Nancy (singer) (born Nancy Jewel McDonie), member of Momoland * Jean-Luc Nancy (1940–2021), French philosopher * Nazmun Munira Nancy, Bangladeshi singer Vessels * * ''Nancy'' (1803 ship), a sloop wrecked near Jervis Bay in 1805 * ''Nancy'' (1789 ship), a schooner built in Detroit in 1789, best known for p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonia Bruce
Asuncion 'Sonia' Bruce (born 1966) is an Philippines international lawn bowler. Bowls career Bruce competed in the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship and 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship but came to prominence when winning a bronze medal at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch in the fours with Hazel Jagonoy, Rosita Bradborn and Ronalyn Greenlees. In 2014 and 2016, she won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic pairs titles, first with Ainie Knight and later with Rosita Bradborn. She has won four medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, starting in 2003 in Brisbane, where she won a bronze medal in the triples with Lolita Treasure and Milagros Witheridge. Six years later she won a second bronze, again in the triples with Witheridge and Greenlees. Two years later in 2011, she won a silver in Adelaide with Witehridge and Joy Tordoff and finally in 2015 in Christchurch, she secured another bronze but this time in the pairs event with Aine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nor Hashimah Ismail
Nor Hashimah Ismail (born 6 April 1971) is a Malaysian lawn bowler. Bowls career World Championships In 2008, Ismail won a bronze medal in the fours at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. Eight years later in 2016, she won a second bronze medal, with Azlina Arshad and Nur Fidrah Noh in the triples at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch. Commonwealth Games Nor competed in both the women's pairs and women's fours events at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. She failed to qualify from the group stages in the women's pairs event but won a silver medal in the women's fours Other events She has won eleven medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships including three gold medals. In 2010, she won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic singles title and previously had won the 2008 pairs title with Siti Zalina Ahmad. She has also won four gold medals in the Lawn bowls at the Southeast Asian Games Lawn bowls at the Southeast Asian Games is a bowls, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azlina Arshad
Azlina Arshad (born 26 August 1981) is a Malaysian international lawn bowler. World Championship Arshad has won three World Championship medals; a bronze medal in the fours at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch, New Zealand, a silver medal in the fours at the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Adelaide and in 2016, a bronze medal with Nor Hashimah Ismail and Nur Fidrah Noh in the triples at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch. In 2020 she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia, which resulted in cancellation following the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2023, she was selected by the Malaysian national team, to represent them at the sport's blue riband event, the 2023 World Bowls Championship. She participated in the women's triples and the women's fours events. The Malaysian team ranked seventh in the world at the start of the tournament, were given the target of reaching the semi finals. Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nur Fidrah Noh
Nur Fidrah Noh (born 16 May 1986) is a Malaysian lawn bowler. Bowls career World Championship Noh won a bronze medal in the fours at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch, New Zealand and fours year later won a silver medal in the fours at the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Adelaide. In 2016, she won a bronze medal with Azlina Arshad and Nor Hashimah Ismail in the triples at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch. Commonwealth Games In 2014 she competed in both the women's triples and women's fours events at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. She failed to qualify from the group stages in the women's triples event but won a silver medal in the women's fours Asia Pacific Noh has won six medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championshipsincluding three gold medals and two medals at the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the Gold Coast, Queensland. Southeast Asian Games In addition to the major medals won she has also won two g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nor Shafeeqah Yahya
Nor Shafeeqah Yahya is a Malaysian international lawn bowler. Bowls career Yahya won the bronze medal in the fours at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch. She has won three gold medals and one silver medal at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships The Asia Pacific Bowls Championships formerly the Pacific Rim Championships was a bowls, lawn bowling competition held between national bowls organisations in the Asia Pacific region. The event was inaugurated in 1985, and it was initially held .... References Malaysian female bowls players Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Malaysian women {{Malaysia-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
