Merle Richardson

Merle Erica Richardson OAM (born 1930 in New South Wales) is a former international lawn bowls competitor for Australia.[1]

Merle Richardson

Personal information
Full name	Merle Erica Richardson
Nationality	Australia
Born	1930 (age 90–91)
Sport
Club	Bulli Bowling Club/Corrimal Bowling Club
Medal record Representing  Australia World Outdoor Championships 1977 Worthing fours 1977 Worthing team 1985 Melbourne singles 1985 Melbourne pairs 1985 Melbourne team

Bowls career

World Championships

Richardson won the fours and team event gold medals at the 1977 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing, England, the fours gold was with Dot Jenkinson, Connie Hicks and Lorna Lucas.[2]

Eight years later she won three golds at the 1985 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne, Australia.[3] The golds were in the singles, the pairs with Fay Craig and the team event (Taylor Trophy).

Awards

Richardson was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to bowls in 1987. In 2011 she was inducted into Bowls Australia’s Hall of Fame.[4]

References

1. Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
2. "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
3. "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
4. "Australian Hall of Fame". Bowls Australia. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.