Carmen Anderson

Carmelita 'Carmen' Anderson (maiden name Bishop) is a Norfolk Islander lawn bowls international.^[1]

Carmen Anderson

Personal information
Nationality	Norfolk Islander
Born	(1955-07-18) 18 July 1955 (age 69) Albuera, Philippines
Medal record Representing  Norfolk Island World Outdoor Championships 1996 Adelaide Women's singles Commonwealth Games 1994 Victoria Women's singles Asia Pacific Bowls Championships 1991 Kowloon singles 1993 Victoria singles 1995 Dunedin singles 1997 Warilla pairs 2001 Melbourne singles 2009 Kuala Lumpur pairs 2011 Adelaide singles 2015 Christchurch singles 2015 Christchurch pairs 2019 Gold Coast singles Representing  Philippines Asia Pacific Bowls Championships 2003 Brisbane singles

Bowls career

World Championship

Anderson won the gold medal in the singles at the 1996 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Adelaide.^[2] In 2020, she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]

In 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent the Norfolk Islands at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.^[4] She participated in the women's pairs and the women's fours events.^[5][6] In the pairs partnering Shae Wilson, she won her group undefeated but lost to Malta in the quarter finals.

Commonwealth Games

She won Norfolk Island's first medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada, when she won a bronze medal.^[7] In 2022, she competed in the women's pairs and the Women's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.^[1]

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.^[8][9]

Personal life

She holds Australian citizenship and received the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1999.^[10]

References

1. "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
2. Peace dividend, The Guardian, 3 August 2002.
3. "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES". Bowls Australia. 12 February 2020.
4. "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
5. "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
6. "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
7. Commonwealth Games – Norfolk Island, BBC Sports
8. "Results Portal". Bowls Australia.
9. "2019 ASIA PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS: FRIDAY FINALS WRAP". World Bowls. 28 June 2019.
10. "Carmen Anderson biography". Commonwealth Games Federation.

External links

• Carmen Anderson at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
• Carmen Anderson at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games