Lawn bowls
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 ...
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 ...
was held at the State Lawn Bowls Centre in
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Memorial Park in
Thornbury, Victoria
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,
Australia
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.
Medal count
Medallists
Results
Men's singles – round robin
Section A
Section B
Section C
Section D
Finals
Men's pairs – round robin
Section A
Section B
Section C
Section D
Finals
Men's Triples – round robin
Section A
Section B
Section C
Section D
Finals
Women's singles – round robin
Section A
Section B
Section C
Section D
Finals
Women's pairs – round robin
Section A
Section B
Finals
Women's Triples – round robin
Section A
Section B
Finals
Competition format
The lawn bowls program lasted over nine days with competition for both men and women in singles, pairs and triples. The preliminary rounds were held in a
round-robin with the top eight in the competition making the quarter finals. From the quarter finals, the games were on a
knockout
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format. The winners of the semi-finals played in the final to decide the gold and silver medallists.
Venue
The State Lawn Bowls Centre was developed especially for the 2006 Commonwealth Games. In June 2003,
Gordon Rich-Phillips
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, the Victorian Opposition spokesman on the Commonwealth Games, claimed that the venue was ten months behind schedule.
Justin Madden
Justin Mark Madden (born 31 May 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer and state politician. He played for the Essendon Football Club and the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). After his retirement in 1997 ...
, the minister responsible for the Commonwealth Games, claimed that the delay was due to community consultation to ensure that the venue met expectations but was confident that the venue would be ready. The venue was built in time for the Games.
References
ABC Online report on outcome of 2002 Commonwealth Games competition in lawn bowls* AAP Report "Australia, Scotland and NZ clash this week" May 15, 2005
* ABC "Games venues behind schedule: Vic Opposition" 19 June 2003
* ABC "Commonwealth Games countdown commences" 19 June 2003
See also
*
List of Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls
This is the complete list of Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls from 1930 to 2018.
Men's Men's singles
Men's pairs
Men's triples
Men's fours
Women's Women's singles
Women's pairs
Women's triples
Women's fours
Para-sport ...
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Lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games
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2006 Commonwealth Games events
2006 in bowls
Bowls in Australia
2006
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