Carmen Anderson
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Norfolk Island |
| Born | 18 July 1955 Albuera, Philippines |
Medal record | |
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
- ^ Peace dividend, The Guardian, 3 August 2002.
- ^ "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES". Bowls Australia.
- ^ Commonwealth Games - Norfolk Island, BBC Sports
- ^ "Results Portal". Bowls Australia.
- ^ "2019 ASIA PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS: FRIDAY FINALS WRAP". World Bowls.
- ^ "Carmen Anderson biography". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- Use dmy dates from August 2011
- Living people
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Norfolk Island
- Bowls players at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Norfolk Island sportspeople
- Australian female bowls players
- Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls
- Bowls World Champions
- 1955 births
- Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
- Filipino emigrants to Australia