Lawn bowls at the 2019 Pacific Games | |
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Venue | Faleata Lawn Bowls Greens |
Location | Apia, Samoa |
Dates | 8–13 July 2019 |
Lawn bowls at the 2019 Pacific Games in Apia, Samoa was held on 8–13 July 2019. [1] The tournament was played on the Faleata Lawn Bowls Greens at Tuanaimato. [1] Medals were awarded in separate men's and women's lawn bowls events for singles, pairs, triples and fours. [2] [3]
The nations competing were: [1]
* Host nation (Samoa)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Fiji | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
2 | Norfolk Island | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
3 | Samoa* | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
4 | Cook Islands | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
5 | Niue | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
6 | Tokelau | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Tonga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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Singles | Semesa Naiseruvati Fiji | Iva Tiatin Samoa | Adoni Wichman-Raioa Cook Islands | |
Pairs | Samoa Lealaiauloto Tiatia Tupai Avala Savaaiinaea | Fiji David Aitcheson Rajnesh Prasad | Tokelau Konelio Luka Sagato Avito Alefosio | [4] |
Triples | Fiji Abdul Kalim Kushal Pillay Semesa Naiseruvati | Cook Islands Lawrence Paniani Royden Aperau Adoni Wichman-Raioa | Niue Mark Blumsky Dalton Tagelagi Norma Mitimeti | [5] [6] [7] |
Fours | Cook Islands Aidan Zittersteijn Taiki Paniani Royden Aperau Lawrence Paniani | Norfolk Island Garry Ryan Garry Bigg Stephen Matthews Trev Gow | Fiji David Aitcheson Rajnesh Prasad Abdul Kalim Kushal Pillay |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref. |
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Singles | Litia Tikoisuva Fiji | Shae Wilson Norfolk Island | Paris Baker Tonga | [8] |
Pairs | Norfolk Island Shae Wilson Petal Jones | Fiji Loretta Kotoisuva Sheral Mar | Cook Islands Tangata Van Eijk Teremoana Tou | |
Triples | Niue Josephine Peyroux Pauline Rex-Blumsky Christine Ioane | Samoa Megaley Kaleopa Lena Adams Repeka Aluni | Fiji Radhika Prasad Doreen O'Connor Litia Tikoisuva | |
Fours | Norfolk Island Travey Wora Tassie Evans Ann Snell Petal Jones | Niue Josephine Peyroux Pauline Rex-Blumsky Pilena Motufoou Vakaafi Vikatolia Lyah Liumaihetau | Fiji Sheral Mar Doreen O'Connor Loretta Kotoisuva Radhika Prasad | [8] [7] [9] |
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