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Norfolk Island At The 2022 Commonwealth Games .
Norfolk Island competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England between 28 July and 8 August. It was Norfolk Island's tenth appearance at the Games. It was the most successful campaign to date for the women, making quarter-finals in 3 of 4 disciplines. Lawn bowlers Tim Sheridan and Shae Wilson were the delegated flagbearers during the opening ceremony An opening ceremony, grand opening, or ribbon-cutting ceremony marks the official opening of a newly-constructed location or the start of an event. Competitors Norfolk Island is sending a contingent of 14 (10 athletes and 4 officials) to the Games. The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.Lawn bowls Norfolk Island selected a squad of ten bowlers (five per gender). ;Men ;Women ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flag Of Norfolk Island
The flag of Norfolk Island is a triband consisting of green, white, and green bands charged with a green Norfolk Island pine in the centre. Adopted in 1979 when the islands gained limited self-government, it has been the flag of the Territory of Norfolk Island since 6 June of that year. The pine is native to the territory and is its official tree. History Norfolk Island was first sighted by James Cook in 1774 during his second voyage to the southern Pacific Ocean. Settlers moved to the island in March 1788, when it was claimed by the colony of New South Wales. Cook surmised that the Norfolk Island pine (''Araucaria heterophylla'') could be utilised for the masts of ships, but his prediction ultimately did not come to fruition. The island was initially employed as a penal colony until 1814, and again from 1825 to 1855. It was then used in 1856 to relocate people from the Pitcairn Islands, which had become overpopulated, and Norfolk Island was consequently designated "a d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Daniels
Laura Daniels (née Laura Thomas; born 31 May 1985) is a Welsh lawn and indoor bowler. Bowls career World Outdoor Championship In 2016, Daniels won the gold medal with Jess Sims in the pairs at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch. 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 Wales at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. She participated in the women's triples and the women's fours events. In the fours, her team reached the quarter final before being beaten by England. Commonwealth Games She was selected as part of the Welsh team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland where she claimed a silver medal in the Singles losing out to Jo Edwards in the final. In 2022, she competed in the women's singles and the women's triples at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. World I ... [...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] |
Litia Tikoisuva
Litia Botei Tikoisuva (born 2 May 1963) is a Fijian international female lawn bowler. Biography Tikoisuva won a pairs bronze medal with Radhika Prasad at the 1996 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Victoria Park in Royal Leamington Spa, England. She has won five medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships including the women's singles gold medal at the 2005 Championships in Melbourne. In 2019, she won a gold medal at the Pacific Games in the singles event and in 2020, she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia. In 2022, she competed in the women's singles and the women's pairs at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. In 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent Fiji 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 signi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawn Bowls At The 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's Singles
Lawn bowls at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Women's singles was held at the Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ... from July 29 to August 1. A total of 18 athletes from 18 associations participated in the event. Sectional play The top two from each section advance to the knockout stage. Section A Section B Section C Section D Knockout stage External linksResults References Women's singles {{DEFAULTSORT:Lawn bowls at the 2022 Commonwealth Games - Women's singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawn Bowls At The 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's Fours
Lawn bowls at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's fours was held at the Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ... from August 2 to August 6. A total of 68 athletes from 17 associations participated in the event. Sectional play The top two from each section advance to the knockout stage. Section A Section B Section C Section D Knockout stage External linksResults References {{reflist Men's four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawn Bowls At The 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's Triples
Lawn bowls at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's triples was held at the Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ... from July 29 to August 1. A total of 48 athletes from 16 associations participated in the event. Sectional play The top two from each section advance to the knockout stage. Section A Section B Section C Section D Knockout stage External linksResults References {{reflist Men's triples ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hadyn Evans
Hadyn Paul "Teddy" Evans (born 15 October 1962) is a Norfolk Island businessman, actor and local government politician. He is also an international lawn bowler. Biography Evans was born in Hamilton, New Zealand, as an "eighth-generation descendant of the Bounty mutineers". He was educated at the Norfolk Island Central School. Evans runs a boutique piggery and market garden in Anson Bay. He took up acting relatively late in life and has appeared in a number of theatre productions both on the island and in mainland Australia. In March 2013, Evans was elected to the Norfolk Legislative Assembly as an independent candidate. He remained a member until the assembly's abolition in June 2015. Lawn bowls Evans is a lawn bowls player, and was selected as part of the Norfolk Island team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland. He won a bronze medal in the Triples with Phillip Jones and Ryan Dixon. He was also given the honour of being the Norfolk Island flag bear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevor Gow
Trevor ( Trefor in the Welsh language) is a common given name or surname of Welsh origin. It is an habitational name, deriving from the Welsh ''tre(f)'', meaning "homestead", or "settlement" and ''fawr'', meaning "large, big". The Cornish language equivalent is Trevorrow and is most associated with Ludgvan. Trevor is also a reduced Anglicized form of the Gaelic ''Ó Treabhair'' (descendant of Treabhar), which may derive from the original Welsh name. As a surname People *Claire Trevor (1910–2000), American actress *Hugh Trevor (1903–1933), American actor * John Trevor (other), various people * William Trevor (1928–2016), Irish writer *William Spottiswoode Trevor (1831–1907), recipient of the Victoria Cross Fictional characters * Steve Trevor, in the DC Comics, 1970s television series and 2017 film '' Wonder Woman'' As a given name People *Trevor Ariza (born 1985), American basketball player * Trevor Bailey, English cricketer *Trevor Bauer, American baseball pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawn Bowls At The 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's Pairs
Lawn bowls at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's pairs was held at the Victoria Park Victoria Park may refer to: Places Australia * Victoria Park Nature Reserve, a protected area in Northern Rivers region, New South Wales * Victoria Park, Adelaide, a park and racecourse * Victoria Park, Brisbane, a public park and former golf ... from July 29 to August 2. A total of 38 athletes from 19 associations participated in the event. Sectional play The top two from each section advance to the knockout stage. Section A Section B Section C Section D Knockout stage External linksResults References Men's pairs {{DEFAULTSORT:Lawn bowls at the 2022 Commonwealth Games - Men's pairs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
