Lawn bowls at the 2010 Commonwealth Games | |
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Venue | Yamuna Sports Complex |
Dates | 4 October – 13 October 2010 |
Lawn bowls at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held at the J.N. Sports Complex. The events were held from 4 to 13 October 2010. [1]
Lawn bowls at the 2010 Commonwealth Games | ||
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Singles | men | women |
Pairs | men | women |
Triples | men | women |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Singles | Robert Weale Wales | Leif Selby Australia | Gary Kelly Northern Ireland |
Pairs | South Africa (RSA) | England (ENG) | Malaysia (MAS) |
Triples | South Africa (RSA) | Australia (AUS) | England (ENG) |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Singles | Natalie Melmore England | Val Smith New Zealand | Kelsey Cottrell Australia |
Pairs | England (ENG) | Malaysia (MAS) | Wales (WAL) |
Triples | South Africa (RSA) | Australia (AUS) | England (ENG) |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
2 | England | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
3 | Wales | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Australia | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
5 | Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
6 | New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
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