Anita Nivala

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Anita Nivala
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1961-04-06) 6 April 1961 (age 61)
Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
Sport
ClubRegina LBC
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Lawn bowls
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Manchester fours
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1993 Victoriafours
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg1995 Dunedinsingles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2003 Brisbanetriples

Anita Louise Nivala (born 1961) is a Canadian international lawn bowler. [1]

Bowls career

She won a silver medal in the fours with Shirley Fitzpatrick-Wong, Andrea Weigand and Melissa Ranger at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. [2] [3]

Two years later she just missed out on a medal after losing the bronze medal play off to New Zealand at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship - Women's Triples. She plays for the Regina Lawn Bowling Club in Regina, Saskatchewan. [4]

She won three medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships including a gold medal in the 1993 fours, in Victoria, Canada. [5]

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References

  1. "Athlete Profile". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. "Profile". Bowls Tawa. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  3. "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR athletics.
  4. "Pituleys win national pairs lawn bowling title". Leader Post.com.
  5. "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.