Lawn bowls at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

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Lawn bowls
at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Lawn bowls pictogram.svg
Venue Kelvingrove Lawn Bowls Centre
Dates24 July – 1 August 2014
  2010
2018  

Lawn bowls at the 2014 Commonwealth Games were held at the Kelvingrove Lawn Bowls Centre in Glasgow, Scotland from 24 July to 1 August 2014.

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Lawn bowls is one of ten core sports at the Commonwealth Games and has been continuously held at every Games since the 1930 British Empire Games, with the exception of the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. The men's and women's fours events returned to the program for the first time since the 2002 Commonwealth Games and two new para-sports events made their debut at these Games. [1]

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1) [2]

PPreliminaries¼Quarterfinals½SemifinalsFFinal
Date →Thu 24Fri 25Sat 26Sun 27Mon 28Tue 29Wed 30Thu 31Fri 1
Event ↓MAMAMAMAMAMAMAMAMA
Men's singles PP¼½F
Men's pairs P¼½F
Men's triples P¼½F
Men's fours PPP¼½F
Women's singles P¼½F
Women's pairs PP¼½F
Women's triples P¼½F
Women's fours P¼½F
Mixed para-sport pairs P½F
Open para-sport triples PP½F
M = Morning session, A = Afternoon session

Events

Lawn bowls action at the games. Lawnbowls2014cwg1.jpg
Lawn bowls action at the games.
Lawn bowls action at the games. Lawnbowls2014cwg2.jpg
Lawn bowls action at the games.
Lawn bowls action at the games. Lawnbowls2014cwg3.jpg
Lawn bowls action at the games.

Men

EventGoldSilverBronze
Singles
details
Darren Burnett
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Ryan Bester
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Aron Sherriff
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Pairs
details
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland  (SCO)
Paul Foster
Alex Marshall
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia  (MAS)
Muhammad Hizlee Abdul Rais
Fairul Izwan Abd Muin
Flag of England.svg  England  (ENG)
Andrew Knapper
Sam Tolchard
Triples
details
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)
Prince Neluonde
Petrus Breitenbach
Bobby Donnelly
Ulster banner.svg  Northern Ireland  (NIR)
Paul Daly
Neil Mulholland
Neil Booth
Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales  (WAL)
Paul Taylor
Jonathan Tomlinson
Marc Wyatt
Fours
details
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland  (SCO)
David Peacock
Neil Speirs
Paul Foster
Alex Marshall
Flag of England.svg  England  (ENG)
John McGuinness
Andrew Knapper
Stuart Airey
Jamie Chestney
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)
Wayne Ruediger
Brett Wilkie
Nathan Rice
Matt Flapper

Women

EventGoldSilverBronze
Singles
details
Jo Edwards
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Natalie Melmore
Flag of England.svg  England
Colleen Piketh
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Pairs
details
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)
Tracy-Lee Botha
Colleen Piketh
Flag of England.svg  England  (ENG)
Jamie-Lea Winch
Natalie Melmore
Ulster banner.svg  Northern Ireland  (NIR)
Mandy Cunningham
Barbara Cameron
Triples
details
Flag of England.svg  England  (ENG)
Sophie Tolchard
Ellen Falkner
Sian Gordon
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)
Lynsey Clarke
Karen Murphy
Kelsey Cottrell
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)
Esme Steyn
Santjie Steyn
Susan Nel
Fours
details
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)
Esme Steyn
Santjie Steyn
Tracy-Lee Botha
Susan Nel
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia  (MAS)
Emma Firyana Saroji
Nur Fidrah Noh
Nor Hashimah Ismail
Azlina Arshad
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)
Selina Goddard
Amy McIlroy
Val Smith
Mandy Boyd

Para-sport

EventGoldSilverBronze
Mixed para-sport pairs
details
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)
Gwen Nel
Annatjie van Rooyen
Geoff Newcombe
Herman Scholtz
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland  (SCO)
David Thomas
Ron McArthur
Robert Conway
Irene Edgar
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia  (AUS)
Tony Scott
Bruce Jones
Joy Forster
Peter Scott
Open para-sport triples
details
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  (RSA)
Deon Van De Vyver
Roger Hagerty
Lobban Derrick
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)
Lynda Bennett
Barry Wynks
Mark Noble
Flag of England.svg  England  (ENG)
Bob Love
David Fisher
Paul Brown

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Scotland)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 5027
2Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland*3104
3Flag of England.svg  England 1326
4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1113
5Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 0202
6Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 0134
7Ulster banner.svg  Northern Ireland 0112
8Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0101
9Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 0011
Totals (9 entries)10101030

See also

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References

  1. "Lawn Bowls". Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  2. "Sports Schedule - Lawn Bowls" (PDF). Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.