Carmen Anderson

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

Carmen Anderson
Personal information
NationalityNorfolk Islander
Born (1955-07-18) 18 July 1955
Albuera, Philippines
Medal record
Representing  Norfolk Island
World Outdoor Championships
1996 AdelaideWomen's singles
Commonwealth Games
1994 VictoriaWomen's singles
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
1991 Kowloonsingles
1993 Victoriasingles
1995 Dunedinsingles
1997 Warillapairs
2001 Melbournesingles
2009 Kuala Lumpurpairs
2011 Adelaidesingles
2015 Christchurchsingles
2015 Christchurchpairs
2019 Gold Coastsingles
Representing  Philippines
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
2003 Brisbanesingles

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
  1. Peace dividend, The Guardian, 3 August 2002.
  2. "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES". Bowls Australia.
  3. Commonwealth Games – Norfolk Island, BBC Sports
  4. "Results Portal". Bowls Australia.
  5. "2019 ASIA PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS: FRIDAY FINALS WRAP". World Bowls.
  6. "Carmen Anderson biography". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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