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Lorna Lucas

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Lorna Lucas
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Sport
ClubAvenue Bowls Club
Medal record
Representing  Australia
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1973 Wellington pairs
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Wellington fours
Gold medal – first place 1977 Worthing fours
Gold medal – first place 1977 Worthing team
Silver medal – second place 1977 Worthing pairs

Lorna Lucas was an international lawn bowls competitor for Australia.[1]

Bowls career

World Championships

Lucas won the pairs gold medal with Dot Jenkinson and the fours bronze medal with Joan Vaughan, Olive Rowe and Jenkinson, at the 1973 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Wellington.[2]

Four years later she won two gold medals and one silver medal at the 1977 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing. The two gold's were in the fours with Connie Hicks, Jenkinson and Merle Richardson and the team event (Taylor Trophy). The silver was in the pairs with Jenkinson.[3] [4]

National

She won 23 Avenue Bowls Club titles.[5]

References

  1. ^ Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
  2. ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
  3. ^ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  4. ^ "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
  5. ^ "Lorna Lucas" (PDF). Avenue Bowling Club.