Mary Ormsby (bowls)

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Mary Ormsby
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Born1927
Died2019(2019-00-00) (aged 91–92)
Sport
SportLawn bowls
Medal record
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
World Outdoor Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1969 Sydney triples
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1969 Sydney fours
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1969 Sydney team

Mary Ormsby (1927-2019) was an international lawn bowls competitor for Australia. [1]

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Bowls career

She won a silver medal in the triples with Norma Massey and Connie Hicks and the bronze medal with Pam Hart, Hicks and Jean Turnbull at the 1969 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Sydney. [2] She also won a silver medal in the team event (Taylor Trophy) in 1969. [3]

She is the only person to have won all three Australian National Bowls Championships – the singles in 1969, the pairs (with Erica Murada) and the fours. [4]

Ormsby was a winner of the women's South Australian state singles title in 1961-62 and played 167 times for the state. [5]

Ormsby died in 2019. [6]

Awards

In 1985 she was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for services to the sport. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  2. ↑ Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN   0-330-31664-8.
  3. ↑ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN   0-7091-3658-7.
  4. 1 2 "HALL OF FAME". Bowls South Australia.
  5. ↑ "West Lakes lawn bowler Kate Smith makes the history books". The Advertiser.
  6. ↑ "Vale: Mary Ormsby OAM". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
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