Merle Richardson

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Merle Richardson
Personal information
Full nameMerle Erica Richardson
NationalityAustralian
Born1930 (age 91–92)
Sport
ClubBulli Bowling Club/Corrimal Bowling Club
Medal record
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1977 Worthing fours
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1977 Worthing team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1985 Melbourne singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1985 Melbourne pairs
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1985 Melbourne team
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1985 Tweed Headssingles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1985 Tweed Headspairs

Merle Erica Richardson OAM (born 1930 in New South Wales) is a former international lawn bowls competitor for Australia. [1]

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Bowls career

World Championships

Richardson won the fours and team event gold medals at the 1977 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing, England, the fours gold was with Dot Jenkinson, Connie Hicks and Lorna Lucas. [2]

Eight years later she won three golds at the 1985 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne, Australia. [3] The golds were in the singles, the pairs with Fay Craig and the team event (Taylor Trophy).

Asia Pacific Championships

She won two medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships including a gold medal in the 1985 singles at Tweed Heads, New South Wales. [4]

Awards

Richardson was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to bowls in 1987. In 2011 she was inducted into Bowls Australia’s Hall of Fame. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN   0-330-31664-8.
  2. ↑ "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
  3. ↑ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  4. ↑ "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Australian Hall of Fame". Bowls Australia. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
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