Tournament information | |
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Sport | Lawn bowls |
Location | Various |
Established | 1993 |
Defunct | 2021 |
Administrator | World Bowls |
The Atlantic Bowls Championships was a lawn bowling competition held between national bowls organisations in the Atlantic region. The event was a qualifying event for the World Outdoor Bowls Championships until the 2021 announcement that it would no longer be held. Originally the Championships were for women only and were called the Atlantic Rim Championships. In 2007 men competed for the first time at the event.
The 2001 tournament due to be held in Namibia was cancelled due to opposition from the Namibia Sports Commission. [1] The next tournament was held in 2005.
In 2021, the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship was officially cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. World Bowls then decided that the World Championships would take place every two years starting in 2023. This also resulted in the fact that qualifying events for the Championships were no longer required meaning the Atlantic Championships and Asia Pacific Bowls Championships were terminated. [2]
Inaugural event held at Sun City Center 19–31 October. For women only and medals determined by round robin. [3] [4]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Women's Singles | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Women's Pairs | ![]() Phillis Nolan | ![]() Gwen Daniel | ![]() Anne Ainsworth |
Women's Triples | ![]() Val Howell Rita Jones | ![]() Shirley Page Margaret Heggie | ![]() Eunice Thompson Sally Paul |
Women's Fours | ![]() Senga McCrone Janice Maxwell Frances Whyte | ![]() Val Howell Linda Evans Betty Morgan | ![]() Gwen Daniel Shirley Page Margaret Heggie |
18-30 April, for women only and medals determined by round robin. [5] [6]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Women's Singles | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Women's Pairs | ![]() Jo Peacock | ![]() Norma Shaw | ![]() Phillis Nolan |
Women's Triples | ![]() Hester Bekker Colleen Grondein | ![]() Judith Wason Rita Jones | ![]() Jean Jones Val Stead |
Women's Fours | ![]() Frances Whyte Liz Dickson Eleanor Allan | ![]() Lyn Dwyer Hester Bekker Colleen Grondein | ![]() Mary Price Jean Baker Norma Hazzledine |
22 August-2 September, for women only and medals determined by round robin of 12 teams. [7] [8]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Women's Singles | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Women's Pairs | ![]() Mary Price | ![]() Margaret Johnston | ![]() Anne Simon |
Women's Triples | ![]() Betty Morgan Kathy Pearce | ![]() Karina Horman Jean Lowery | ![]() Susan Kelly Joyce Lindores |
Women's Fours | ![]() Barbara Redshaw Lorna Trigwell Hester Bekker | ![]() Nina Shipperlee Kathy Pearce Rita Jones | ![]() Janice Maxwell Sarah Gourlay Kathy Houston |
Goodwood BC, 21–28 March, for women only. The tournament grew from 12 teams to 16 teams and was organised into two groups of eight, with the winners of each group meeting in the final. [9] [10]
Event | Gold | Silver |
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Women's Singles | ![]() | ![]() |
Women's Pairs | ![]() Joyce Lindores | ![]() Hester Bekker |
Women's Triples | ![]() Dorothy Kane Margaret Johnston | ![]() Wendy Vickery Mariana Goddard |
Women's Fours | ![]() Ellen Cawker Hester Bekker Lorna Trigwell | ![]() Catherine Popple Mary Price Norma Shaw |
Ward Park, 13–23 August. For women only and only one bronze medal awarded. [11]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Women's Singles | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Women's Pairs | ![]() Esme Steyn | ![]() Joyce Lindores | ![]() Edna Bessell |
Women's Triples | ![]() Ellen Falkner Doreen Hankin | ![]() Naomi Fix Irit Grenchel | ![]() Gean O'Neil Gina le Long |
Women's Fours | ![]() Edna Bessell Ellen Falkner Doreen Hankin | ![]() Margaret Letham Betty Forsyth Seona Black | ![]() Lisa McDonagh Mandy Cunningham Chrissie O'Gorman |
Ayr Northfield BC - 13–22 July 2007, third place playoffs determined bronze medal. [12] [13] [14]
The Wanderers 3–16 May 2009 [15] [16]
Athena Beach Hotel, 17–30 October 2011 [17]
Athena Beach Hotel, 30 November - 13 December [18]
Barry Athletic BC, Dinas Powys BC, Penarth Windsor BC, Penylan BC, 10–23 May [19] [20]
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