Carmen Anderson

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Carmen Anderson
Personal information
NationalityNorfolk Islander
Born (1955-07-18) 18 July 1955 (age 66)
Albuera, Philippines
Medal record
Representing  Norfolk Island
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1996 Adelaide Women's singles
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria Women's singles
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Kowloon singles
Gold medal – first place 1993 Victoria singles
Gold medal – first place 1995 Dunedin singles
Gold medal – first place 1997 Warilla pairs
Silver medal – second place 2001 Melbourne singles
Silver medal – second place 2009 Kuala Lumpur pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Adelaide singles
Silver medal – second place 2015 Christchurch singles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Christchurch pairs
Silver medal – second place 2019 Gold Coast singles
Representing  Philippines
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Brisbane singles

Carmelita 'Carmen' Anderson (maiden name Bishop) is a Norfolk Islander lawn bowls international.

Bowls career[]

World Championship[]

Anderson won the gold medal in the singles at the 1996 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Adelaide.[1] In 2020 she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[2]

Commonwealth Games[]

She won Norfolk Island's first medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada, when she won a bronze medal.[3]

Asia Pacific[]

Anderson is one of the most successful female bowlers of all time at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships where she has won eleven medals including five golds (four in singles competition). Her eleventh medal came at the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the Gold Coast, Queensland.[4][5]

Personal life[]

She holds Australian citizenship and received the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1999.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Peace dividend, The Guardian, 3 August 2002.
  2. ^ "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES". Bowls Australia.
  3. ^ Commonwealth Games – Norfolk Island, BBC Sports
  4. ^ "Results Portal". Bowls Australia.
  5. ^ "2019 ASIA PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS: FRIDAY FINALS WRAP". World Bowls.
  6. ^ "Carmen Anderson biography". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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