Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
| Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games | |
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| Venue | Broadbeach Bowls Club |
| Dates | 5 – 13 April 2018 |
| Competitors | 240 from 28 nations |
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Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held at the Broadbeach Bowls Club in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 5 to 13.[1][2]
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. A total of four events per gender were contested, along with two open para-sport events, which meant a total of ten medal events were contested.
Schedule
The following is the Lawn bowls schedule:
| G | Group stage | ¼ | Quarter-finals | ½ | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | G | Gold medal match |
| Date → | Thu 5 | Fri 6 | Sat 7 | Sun 8 | Mon 9 | Tue 10 | Wed 11 | Thu 12 | Fri 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Event ↓ | M | A | E | M | A | E | M | A | E | M | A | E | M | A | E | M | A | E | M | A | E | M | A | E | M | A | E |
| Men's singles | G | ¼ | ½ | B | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Men's pairs | G | G | G | ¼ | ½ | B | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Men's triples | G | G | G | ¼ | ½ | B | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Men's fours | G | G | G | ¼ | ½ | B | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Women's singles | G | G | G | ¼ | ½ | B | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Women's pairs | G | G | G | ¼ | ½ | B | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Women's triples | G | G | G | ½ | B | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Women's fours | G | G | G | ¼ | ½ | B | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mixed B2/B3 pairs | G | G | G | G | ½ | B | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Open B6/B7/B8 triples | G | G | G | G | G | ½ | B | ||||||||||||||||||||
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M = Morning session, A = Afternoon session, E = Evening session
Medal table
* Host nation (Australia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Australia* | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 |  Scotland | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Wales | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Malaysia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  South Africa | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 |  Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  England | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 |  Cook Islands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Malta | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Norfolk Island | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Medallists
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singles details | Australia (AUS) Aaron Wilson | Canada (CAN) Ryan Bester | England (ENG) Robert Paxton |
| Pairs details | Wales (WAL) Daniel Salmon Marc Wyatt | Scotland (SCO) Paul Foster Alex Marshall | Cook Islands (COK) Taiki Paniani Aidan Zittersteijn |
| Triples details | Scotland (SCO) Darren Burnett Derek Oliver Ronnie Duncan | Australia (AUS) Aron Sherriff Barrie Lester Nathan Rice | Norfolk Island (NFI) Hadyn Evans Phillip Jones Ryan Dixon |
| Fours details | Scotland (SCO) Alex Marshall Paul Foster Derek Oliver Ronnie Duncan | Australia (AUS) Aron Sherriff Barrie Lester Nathan Rice Brett Wilkie | England (ENG) David Bolt Jamie Chestney Sam Tolchard Louis Ridout |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singles details | New Zealand (NZL) Jo Edwards | Wales (WAL) Laura Daniels | South Africa (RSA) Colleen Piketh |
| Pairs details | Malaysia (MAS) Emma Firyana Siti Zalina | South Africa (RSA) Colleen Piketh Nicolene Neal | Scotland (SCO) Claire Johnston Lesley Doig |
| Triples details | Australia (AUS) Carla Krizanic Natasha Scott Rebecca Van Asch | Scotland (SCO) Caroline Brown Kay Moran Stacey McDougall | England (ENG) Ellen Falkner Katherine Rednall Sian Honnor |
| Fours details | Australia (AUS) Carla Krizanic Kelsey Cottrell Natasha Scott Rebecca Van Asch | South Africa (RSA) Elma Davis Esme Kruger Johanna Snyman Nicolene Neal | Malta (MLT) Connie-Leigh Rixon Rebecca Rixon Rosemaree Rixon Sharon Callus |
Para-sport
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed para-sport pairs details | Australia (AUS) Jake Fehlberg Lynne Seymour | South Africa (RSA) Philippus Walker Nozipho Schroeder | Wales (WAL) Gilbert Miles Julie Thomas |
| Open para-sport triples details | Australia (AUS) Josh Thornton Ken Hanson Tony Bonnell | New Zealand (NZL) Barry Wynks Bruce Wakefield Mark Noble | South Africa (RSA) Christopher Patton Tobias Botha Willem Viljoen |
Participating nations
There are 28 participating nations in the lawn bowls with a total of 240 athletes.[3] The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
Australia (15)
Botswana (7)
Brunei (8)
Canada (10)
Cook Islands (10)
England (15)
Fiji (10)
Guernsey (4)
India (10)
Isle of Man (2)
Jamaica (2)
Jersey (8)
Kenya (2)
Malta (6)
Malaysia (10)
Namibia (8)
New Zealand (15)
Niue (10)
Norfolk Island (10)
Northern Ireland (10)
Papua New Guinea (10)
Samoa (2)
Scotland (15)
Singapore (4)
Tonga (2)
South Africa (15)
Wales (15)
Zambia (5)
See also
References
- ^ "Official Ticketing Guide" (PDF). www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "Venues". www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ^ "GC2018 Lawn Bowls Draw" (PDF). www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation (GOLDOC). Retrieved 18 March 2018.
External links
- Results Book – Lawn Bowls
