| Lawn bowls at the 2015 Pacific Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Bisini Lawn Bowls Greens |
| Location | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| Dates | 13–18 July 2015 |
| Competitors | 57 from 6 nations |
Lawn Bowls at the 2015 Pacific Games was held 13–18 July 2015 in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. [1] [2]
* Host nation (Papua New Guinea)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fiji | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 |  Papua New Guinea* | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |  Cook Islands | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 |  Norfolk Island | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Niue | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | Fiji David Aitcheson | Norfolk Island Phillip Jones | Papua New Guinea Anthony Yogiyo | [3] |
| Pairs | Norfolk Island Phillip Jones Gary Bigg | Fiji Waisea Turaga Semesa Naiseruvati | Cook Islands Lawrence Paniani Peter Totoo | [4] |
| Triples | Fiji Arun Kumar David Aitcheson Rajnesh Kumar | Papua New Guinea Polin Pomaleu Lucas Roika Peter Juni | Cook Islands Phillip Tangi Joseph Akaruru Ioane Inatou | [5] |
| Fours | Cook Islands Peter Totoo Phillip Tangi Joseph Akaruru Ioane Inatou | Papua New Guinea Matu Matso Bazo Polin Pomaleu Lucas Roika Peter Juni | Fiji Waisea Turaga Semesa Naiseruvati Arun Kumar Rajnesh Kumar | [3] |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | Cook Islands Teokotai Rahui Jim | Papua New Guinea Ju Melissa Carlo | Fiji Radhika Prasad | [6] |
| Pairs | Papua New Guinea Cesley Simbinali Ju Melissa Carlo | Fiji Radhika Prasad Sarote Hiagi | Cook Islands Linda Vavia Teokotai Rahui Jim | [3] |
| Triples | Fiji Litia Tikoisuva Sheral Mar Elizabeth Moceiwai | Niue Pauline Rex Blumsky Catherine Papani Fouasosa Tohovaka | Cook Islands Irene Carfax-Foster Porea Elisa Nooroa Daniel | [3] |
| Fours | Papua New Guinea Mondin Tiba Cesley Simbinali Angela Simbinali Catherine Wimp | Cook Islands Irene Carfax-Foster Porea Elisa Nooroa Daniel Linda Vavia | Fiji Sarote Hiagi Litia Tikoisuva Sheral Mar Elizabeth Moceiwai | [7] |
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