1981 World Outdoor Bowls Championship

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Women's World Outdoor Championships 1981
4th Women's World Outdoor Bowls Championships
Location Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg   Toronto, Canada
Date(s)1 August - 15 August 1981.
Category World Bowls Championship
  1980
1984  

The 1981 Women's World Outdoor Bowls Championship [1] was held at the Willowdale Bowling Club in Toronto, Canada, from 1 to 15 August 1981. [2] Swaziland replaced Samoa two weeks before the competition started due to the Samoan General Strike

Contents

Norma Shaw of England won the singles Gold and double world champion Elsie Wilkie struggled with the difficult greens finishing last of 18. The Pairs went to Ireland, the Triples to Hong Kong and the Fours to England. The Taylor Trophy was won by the English team. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Medallists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Women's singles Flag of England.svg
Norma Shaw
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Flo Kennedy
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg
Helen Wong
Women's pairs Four Provinces Flag.svg
Eileen Bell
Nan Allely
Flag of Fiji.svg
Maraia Lum On
Willow Fong
Flag of England.svg
Norma Shaw
Gloria Thomas
Irene Molyneux
Women's triples Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg
Rae O'Donnell
Linda King
Lena Sadick
Flag of England.svg
Eileen Fletcher
Mavis Steele
Betty Stubbings
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Margaret Mills
Women's fours Flag of England.svg
Eileen Fletcher
Mavis Steele
Betty Stubbings
Gloria Thomas
Irene Molyneux
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg
Joan Humphreys
Rae O'Donnell
Linda King
Lena Sadick
Flag of Israel.svg
Edith Silverman
Molly Skudowitz
Helen Gordon
Rina Lebel
Bernice Pillemer
Women's Team Flag of England.svg England Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe

Results

Women's singles – round robin

PosPlayerPWLPts
1 Flag of England.svg Norma Shaw 1715230
2 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Flo Kennedy 1713426
3 Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Helen Wong 1712524
4 Four Provinces Flag.svg Eileen Bell 1712524
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Esther Clark 1711622
6 Flag of the United States.svg Muriel 'Pat' Boehm 1710720
7 Flag of Fiji.svg Maraia Lum On 1710720
8 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Margaret Pomeroy 179818
9 Flag of Israel.svg Miriam Jankelowitz 179818
10 Flag of Eswatini.svg Sue Hulley 178916
11 Flag of Zambia.svg Sylvia Keeling 178916
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mavis Meadowcroft 1771014
13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dorothy Randle 1761112
14 Flag of Guernsey.svg Dot Foley 1761112
15 Flag of Malawi.svg Peggy Chalmers 1761112
16 Flag of Jersey.svg Dina Byman 1751210
17 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Margaret Mitchell 173146
18 Flag of New Zealand.svg Elsie Wilkie 173146

Women's pairs – round robin

PosPlayerPWDLPts
1 Four Provinces Flag.svg Eileen Bell & Nan Allely 17140328
2 Flag of Fiji.svg Maraia Lum On & Willow Fong 17121425
3 Flag of England.svg Norma Shaw, Gloria Thomas & Irene Molyneux+17120524
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia17110622
5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales17101621
6 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Flo Kennedy & another17100720
7 Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey1790818
8 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Annette Tidd & Debbie Ballem 1780916
9 Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Helen Wong & Joan Humphreys 1780916
10 Flag of Eswatini.svg Liz James & another1771915
11 Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland1771915
12 Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia17701014
13 Flag of Israel.svg Miriam Jankelowitz & another17701014
14 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand17701014
15 Flag of the United States.svg United States17601112
16 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea17501210
17 Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi1740138
18 Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey1730146

+ Injury replacement

Women's triples – round robin

PosPlayerPWDLPts
1 Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Rae O'Donnell, Linda King & Lena Sadick 17140328
2 Flag of England.svg Eileen Fletcher, Mavis Steele & Betty Stubbings 17130426
3 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Margaret Mills 17121425
4 Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland17111523
5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales17101621
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia17101621
7 Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji17100720
8 Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia1791719
9 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dorothy Randle, Jean Wintermute & Selina Jarvis 1781817
10 Four Provinces Flag.svg Mabel Stewart, Eileen O'Hara & Margaret Dunlop1781817
11 Flag of the United States.svg United States17701014
12 Flag of Israel.svg Israel17601112
13 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand17601112
14 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea17501210
11 Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi1731137
12 Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey1731137
13 Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey1721145
14 Flag of Eswatini.svg Cynthia Thompson 1720154

Women's fours – round robin

PosPlayerPWDLPts
1 Flag of England.svg Eileen Fletcher, Mavis Steele, Betty Stubbings, Gloria Thomas & Irene Molyneux+17130426
2 Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Joan Humphreys, Rae O'Donnell, Linda King & Lena Sadick 17120524
3 Flag of Israel.svg Edith Silverman, Molly Skudowitz, Helen Gordon, Rina Lebel & Bernice Pillemer 17111523
4 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Anna Bates, Margaret Mills 17110622
5 Flag of Fiji.svg Willow Fong, Janki Gaunder 17110622
6 Four Provinces Flag.svg Mabel Stewart, Eileen O'Hara, Margaret Dunlop & Nan Allely 17101621
7 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Betty Morgan, B Thomas17100720
8 Flag of Scotland.svg Cissie McPharland1790818
9 Flag of Zambia.svg Kathy Bruce, Ann Meir 1781817
10 Flag of the United States.svg Corinna Folkins, Erma Artist, Lilly Godfrey & Edith MacWilliams 1780916
11 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand1780916
12 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Maggie Worri 1771915
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Merle Richardson, Shirley Kelly, Dulcie McCollom & Dot Jenkinson 17611013
14 Flag of Malawi.svg Margaret Penman 17611013
15 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Annette Tidd, Debbie Ballem, Jean Wintermute & Selina Jarvis 17601112
16 Flag of Jersey.svg Barbara Le Moignan, Jean Lowery, Doreen Gray, another17601112
17 Flag of Eswatini.svg Cynthia Thompson, Liz James 1740138
18 Flag of Guernsey.svg P Jones1740138

Taylor Trophy

PosTeamSinglesPairsTriplesFoursTotal
1 Flag of England.svg England1524262691
2 Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong1216282480
3 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe1320252280
4 Four Provinces Flag.svg Ireland1228172178
5 Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji1025202277
6 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales921212071
7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia722211363
8 Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia814191758
9 Flag of Israel.svg Israel914122358
10 Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland1115231857
11 Flag of the United States.svg United States1012141652
12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada616171251
13 Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand314121645
14 Flag of Guernsey.svg Guernsey6187839
15 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea310101538
16 Flag of Eswatini.svg Swaziland8154835
17 Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi6871334
18 Flag of Jersey.svg Jersey5651228

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