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Lawn Bowls At The 1991 South Pacific Games
Lawn bowls at the 1991 South Pacific Games was held from 7 to 21 September 1991 in Port Moresby and Lae, Papua New Guinea. Men's results Women's results See also * Lawn bowls at the Pacific Games Lawn bowls at the Pacific Games (known as the South Pacific Games until 2009) was introduced as a tournament for men's and women in 1979 at the 1979 South Pacific Games. Past winners There have been six editions of lawn bowls at the Games. Men's ... References {{Lawn bowls at the Pacific Games Lawn bowls at the Pacific Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Moresby
(; Tok Pisin: ''Pot Mosbi''), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura) outside of Australia and New Zealand. It is located on the shores of the Gulf of Papua, on the south-western coast of the Papuan Peninsula of the island of New Guinea. The city emerged as a trade centre in the second half of the 19th century. During World War II, it was a prime objective for conquest by the Imperial Japanese forces during 1942–43 as a staging point and air base to cut off Australia from Southeast Asia and the Americas. As of the 2011 census, Port Moresby had 364,145 inhabitants. An unofficial 2020 estimate gives the population as 383,000. The place where the city was founded has been inhabited by the Motu-Koitabu people for centuries. The first Briton to see it was Royal Navy Captain John Moresby in 1873. It was named in honour of his father, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maraia Lum On
Maraia Lum On is a former international lawn bowls competitor for Fiji. Bowls career Lum On started bowling in 1976 and was the 1982 Fiji Sportswoman of the Year. She had been inducted into the Fiji Sports Hall of Fame and in 1986 was the joint flag bearer for Fiji at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. Lum On won the pairs silver medal with Willow Fong at the 1981 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Toronto, Canada and four years later won the singles and pairs silver medal at the 1985 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne, Australia. She won four medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships including two gold medals in the 1987 pairs, in Lae, Papua New Guinea and the 1989 pairs in Suva Suva () is the capital and largest city of Fiji. It is the home of the country's largest metropolitan area and serves as its major port. The city is located on the southeast coast of the island of Viti Levu, in Rewa Province, Central ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vimla Swamy
Vimla Swamy (born 1941) is a former Fijian international lawn bowler. Bowls career Swamy has represented Fiji at the Commonwealth Games, in the fours event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. She won three medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, including two gold medals in the 1989 pairs at Suva and the 1991 fours at Kowloon Kowloon () is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. With a population of 2,019,533 and a population density of in 2006, it is the most populous area in Hong Kong, compared with Hong Kong Island and t .... References 1941 births Living people Bowls players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Fijian female bowls players Place of birth missing (living people) {{Bowls-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tremoana Damm
Tremoana Damm (born 1945) is a former international lawn bowler from the Cook Islands. Bowls career Damm has represented the Cook Islands at three Commonwealth Games; in the fours at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, in the fours at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and in the singles at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. She won a triples bronze medal (with Porea Elisa and Tanimetua Harry) at the 1995 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 1945 births Living people Bowls players at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Cook Island female bowls players {{Bowls-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Bure
Elizabeth Bure (born 1948) is a former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler. Bure won a silver medal in the Women's fours at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria with Cunera Monalua, Linda Ahmat and Wena Piande. She has also competed in the fours event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and the triples event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f .... References Living people 1948 births Bowls players at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Papua New Guinea Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Papua New Guinean female bowls players Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Place of birth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanny Vaile
Mata Kanny Vaile (1953-2019) was an international lawn bowler from the Cook Islands. Bows career Vaile won the bronze medal in the triples at Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in Christchurch. She was selected to represent the Cook Islands at six Commonwealth Games. The fours in 1994 and 1998, the pairs in 2002 and 2006, the triples in 2010 and the triples and fours in 2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat .... She died in 2019 and was buried at the family burial site in Tauae. She assisted her father in building the greens at the Rarotonga Bowling Club and won six gold medals and six bronze medals in National Championships. References 1953 births 2019 deaths Cook Island female bowls players Bowls players at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramona Ash
Ramona Ash is a former Cook Islands international lawn bowler. Bowls career Ash has represented the Cook Islands at the Commonwealth Games, in the fours at the 1994 Commonwealth Games. She rose to prominence after winning the singles gold medal at the 1987 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 ... in Lae, Papua New Guinea. References Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Bowls players at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Cook Island female bowls players {{Bowls-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Ahmat
Linda Ahmat (born 1952) is a former Papua New Guinea international lawn bowler. Ahmat won a silver medal in the Women's fours at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria with Cunera Monalua, Elizabeth Bure and Wena Piande. She has also competed in the fours event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002 were held in Manchester, England, from 25 July to 4 August, 2002. The 2002 Games were to be hosted in the United Kingdom to coin .... References Living people 1952 births Bowls players at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Papua New Guinea Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Papua New Guinean female bowls players Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Place of birth missing (living people) {{bowls-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geua Vada Tau
Geau Vada-Tau (born 3 May 1957) is a Papua New Guinean Lawn Bowler Bowls, also known as lawn bowls or lawn bowling, is a sport in which the objective is to roll biased balls so that they stop close to a smaller ball called a "jack" or "kitty". It is played on a bowling green, which may be flat (for "flat-gre .... Tau stunned the bowling world in 1990 when she won the gold medal in the singles at the Auckland Commonwealth Games without losing a game. She became a national heroine because this was the first Commonwealth Games Gold Medal ever won by Papua New Guinean. Tau plays for the Boroko Club in Port Moresby. References Living people 1957 births People from the National Capital District (Papua New Guinea) Bowls players at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Papua New Guinea Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Papua New Guinean female bowls players {{bowls-bio-stub ... [...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] |
Peter Thaggard
Peter Thaggard (born 1964) is a former Fijian international lawn bowler. Bowls career Thaggard has represented Fiji at the Commonwealth Games, in the fours event at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. He won two medals 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 ... in 1985 and 1995 respectively. References Fijian male bowls players 1964 births Living people Bowls players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games {{Bowls-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia (a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia). Its capital, located along its southeastern coast, is Port Moresby. The country is the world's third largest island country, with an area of . At the national level, after being ruled by three external powers since 1884, including nearly 60 years of Australian administration starting during World War I, Papua New Guinea established its sovereignty in 1975. It became an independent Commonwealth realm in 1975 with Elizabeth II as its queen. It also became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations in its own right. There are 839 known languages of Papua New Guinea, one of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
