Ruthie Gilor

Israeli lawn bowler

Ruthie Gilor
Personal information
NationalityIsraeli
Born1965 [1]
Sport
ClubKiryat Ono BC
Medal record
Representing Israel
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Ayr singles
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Ayr pairs
Gold medal – first place 2009 Johannesburg singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Cardiff singles
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Portugal mixed
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Ayr triples

Ruthie Gilor also known as is a lawn and indoor international bowler.[2]

Bowls career

Gilor represented Israel during the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship and 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship (in which she reached the singles quarter final) and the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[2] In 2005 she became the first person to reach all four disciplines in the Israeli National championships and successfully defended her singles crown winning of the third time.[3]

In 2007, she won the singles silver medal and bronze pairs medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[4][5]

In 2009, she won the singles gold medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[6][7] In 2011, she won a bronze medal at the European Bowls Championships in Portugal.[8]

In 2019, ten years after her last Atlantic medal she won the singles gold again at the 2019 Atlantic Bowls Championships.[9] In 2020, was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, she won singles bronze at the European Bowls Championships.[10]

In 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent Israel at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[11] She participated in the women's singles and the women's triples events.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ "Gilor follows Ashby's trail". The Times. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Competing Players". Burnside Bowling Club. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Gilor retains women's title". Haaretz. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  4. ^ "2007 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Bowls". The Times. 18 July 2007. p. 61. Retrieved 20 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  6. ^ "2009 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 14 March 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Bowls". The Times. 18 May 2009. p. 61. Retrieved 21 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  8. ^ "2011 results". Bowls Europe. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  9. ^ "2019 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  10. ^ "European Bowls Championships 2022T". Bowls Europe. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  11. ^ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  13. ^ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.