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2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship – Women's Singles
The 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship women's singles was held at the Burnside Bowling Club in Avonhead Avonhead is a suburb of the New Zealand city of Christchurch. It has two primary schools, a shopping centre and several parks. Etymology Engineer William Bayley Bray (1812–1885) arrived in Canterbury in January 1851 on the ''Duke of Bronte' ..., Christchurch, New Zealand, from 29 November to 4 December 2016. The women's singles gold medal went to Karen Murphy of Australia. It was her second consecutive singles title after having won in 2012 as well. Section tables Section 1 Section 2 Finals Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship - Women's Singles Bow Wom Wor ... [...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] |
Lesley Doig
Lesley Jayne Doig (born 13 August 1991) is a Scottish international lawn and indoor bowler. Doig won a bronze medal in the 2015 World Junior Championship before achieving a notable success by winning the silver medal in the singles at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch losing out to Karen Murphy in the final. She then won the bronze medal in the pairs with Lauren Baillie. In 2018, Doig won the World Indoor Mixed Pairs title with Jamie Chestney. She was selected as part of the Scottish team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland where she won a bronze medal A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receive ... in the Pairs with Claire Johnston. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Doig, Lesley Living people Scottish female bowl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debbie Robertson
Debbie (or Debby or Deb) is a feminine given name, commonly but not always short for Deborah (or Debra and related variants). Notable people *Debbie Allen, American actress, choreographer and film director * Debbie Armstrong, American athlete * Debbie Brill, Canadian high jumper *Debbie Cook, Californian politician, mayor of Huntington Beach, California * Debbie Crosbie (born 1969/1970), British banker * Debbie Fuller, Canadian diver * Debbie Gibson, American singer, song writer and actress *Debbie Harry, lead singer from the band Blondie * Debbie Marti, English high jumper * Debbie Matenopoulos, American television personality and actress *Debbie McLeod, Scottish field hockey player * Debbie Meyer, American swimmer *Debbie Reynolds, American actress (born Mary Frances Reynolds) * Debby Ryan, American actress * Debbie Muir (born 1953), Canadian former synchronized swimmer and coach * Debbie Stabenow, American legislator * Debbie Turner, actor, Marta von Trapp in 'The Sound of Mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Tolchard
Sophie Tolchard (born 2 October 1991) is an English international lawn bowler. Bowls career World Championships In 2016, she won a pairs bronze medal with Ellen Falkner at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch. Commonwealth Games Sophie has competed at three Commonwealth Games for England. The first in the women's triples at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, where she won a gold medal with partners Ellen Falkner and Sian Gordon. The second was in 2018, when she was selected as part of the English team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland. In 2022, she competed in the women's pairs and the Women's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. In the pairs with Amy Pharaoh she secured a silver medal. Atlantic Bowls Championship In 2015, she won the triples silver medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships. In 2020, she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia. National Championships She has won nine National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dk Nurul Nabilah Pg Hj Mohd Salleh Chuchu
DK (or variants) may refer to: In arts and entertainment Film and television * ''DK'' (film), a 2015 Indian film * Derek "DK" Kitson, a character in the television series ''Third Watch'', played by Derek Kelly * Dark Kingdom (professional wrestling), a professional wrestling stable Music * DK (band), a Soviet rock band * Deekay, a music production team * Danity Kane, an American female music group * Darren Knott, British disc jockey and record producer * Dead Kennedys, American punk band * DK (South Korean singer) Other media * Diels–Kranz numbering, a standard system for referencing the works of the pre-Socratic philosophers * Donkey Kong (character), a video game character * Diddy Kong, a video game character * Dixie Kong, a video game character Businesses and organizations * Democratic Coalition (Hungary), a political party in Hungary * Design School Kolding (Danish: ''Designskolen Kolding'') * Digital Keystone, a technology company in Mountain View, Califo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colleen Piketh
Colleen Piketh (' Webb; born 26 December 1972) is a South African international lawn bowler. Bowls career In 2007 she won the singles gold medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships. In 2011 she won the pairs and fours silver medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships. Piketh competed in the women's pairs and the women's singles events at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a gold and bronze medal respectively. She won a gold medal in the women's pairs at the World Bowls Atlantic Bowls Championships in Cyprus in 2015, together with Nici Neal. Piketh also competed in the singles format at the same tournament, losing to Guernsey's Lucy Beere 21-15 in the medal playoff game. Piketh was part of South Africa's team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia where she won a bronze medal in the singles event and a silver medal in the pairs. She won the 2018 pairs at the South African National Bowls Championships bowling for the George Bowls Club with Elma Davi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Beattie (bowls)
Catherine Beattie (née Catherine McMillen, born 1981) is a Northern Irish international lawn & indoor bowler. Bowls career Beattie represented a combined Ireland under her maiden name of Catherine McMillen and won the singles gold medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships. She also represented Northern Ireland during the 2014 Commonwealth Games before she was married. McMillen lost in the bronze medal play off in the singles at the 2014 Commonwealth Games to Colleen Piketh. In 2015 she won the singles gold medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships. In 2017, she won three medals at the European Bowls Championships and one year later was selected as part of the Northern Ireland team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland. In 2020, she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship The 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship was to be the 14th edition of the World Championships to be held at the Broadbeach Bowls Club, Musgrave Hill Bowl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Four Provinces Flag
The following is a list of Irish counties' coats of arms. In the majority of cases these are arms assigned to county councils created by the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 or later legislation, either by the Chief Herald of Ireland in what is now the Republic of Ireland or by the College of Arms in Northern Ireland. All but two county councils in the Republic have a coat of arms. In Northern Ireland county councils were abolished in 1973, but the traditional arms are still occasionally used. The arms of the county town have sometimes been used as an unofficial symbol of a county instead of those of its county council, or when the council had no arms. There are no official county flags. Flags with the GAA county colours and flags, GAA county colours serve as de facto county flags. County flags flown at Dublin Castle incorporate the county council arms, while those sold by the Gaelic Athletic Association, GAA county board include the county GAA crest. Coats of arms granted in rece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ainie Knight
Ainie Knight (born 24 May 1986) is a Philippines international lawn and indoor bowler. Biography Knight from Sagay, Negros Occidental, in the Philippines won a bronze medal in the pairs at the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Adelaide. She has won three medals in the pairs at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships. In 2014, she won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic pairs title with Sonia Bruce. In 2020 she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship The 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship was to be the 14th edition of the World Championships to be held at the Broadbeach Bowls Club, Musgrave Hill Bowls Club and Club Helensvale on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. There were to be ei ... in Australia. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Knight, Ainee 1987 births Living people Filipino female lawn bowls players Sportspeople from Negros Occidental SEA Games medalists in lawn bowls SEA Games bronze medalists for the Philippines Competito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Anderson
Carmelita 'Carmen' Anderson (maiden name Bishop) is a Norfolk Islander lawn bowls international. Bowls career World Championship Anderson won the gold medal in the singles at the 1996 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Adelaide. 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 the Norfolk Islands at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. She participated in the women's pairs and the women's fours events. Commonwealth Games She won Norfolk Island's first medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada, when she won a bronze medal. In 2022, she competed in the women's pairs and the Women's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Asia Pacific Anderson is one of the most successful female bowlers of all time at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships where she has won eleven medals including five golds (four in s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siti Zalina Ahmad
Siti Zalina Ahmad (born 2 June 1979) is a Malaysian international lawn bowler. Bowls career Siti Zalina Ahmad is from Perak, in Malaysia and is one of only two women to have won two Commonwealth Games singles Gold medals. After watching a game of hockey in 1995 she saw a lawn bowls match and decided to take up the sport. Commonwealth Games The first title came in 2002 when she won the Commonwealth Games Singles Gold medal in Manchester and four years later she successfully defended her title winning the Commonwealth Games Singles Gold medal in Melbourne. In the 2010 Commonwealth Games she won her qualifying group with a perfect 10-0 win record and 20-0 set record before losing to Natalie Melmore in the semi-finals bringing her eight-year reign as champion to an end. She was also the flag bearer for the Malaysian team during the 2010 games. She was selected as part of the Malaysian team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland where she claimed a go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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