Esterina Sanchez (born 22 April 1958), known as Essie Sanchez, is a Philippine-born

Norfolk Island Norfolk Island (, ; Norfuk: ''Norf'k Ailen'') is an external territory of Australia located in the Pacific Ocean between New Zealand and New Caledonia, directly east of Australia's Evans Head and about from Lord Howe Island. Together with ...

er international

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Bows career

Sanchez won the

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in the pairs with

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, sh ...

at the 1997

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in Warilla. Six years later she won a pairs bronze in Warilla and then won a third medal at the Atlantic Championships during the 2007 tournament in Christchurch. She was selected to represent the Norfolk Islands at four Commonwealth Games. The first was in the singles at the

2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006 (Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm 2006'' or ''Naarm 2006''), was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held ...

, the second in the pairs 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 ...

and the third in the pairs and fours at the

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...

. In 2022, she competed in her fourth Games at the

2022 Commonwealth Games The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England bet ...

in the women's triples and the Women's fours.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sanchez, Essie 1958 births Living people Bowls players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Norfolk Island sportspeople Norfolk Island bowls players