Jane Rigby (bowls)

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Jane Rigby
Personal information
NationalityZimbabwean
Medal record
Representing Zimbabwe
World Singles Champion of Champions
Silver medal – second place 2012 Cyprus singles
African States Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2023 singles

Jane Rigby is a Zimbabwean international lawn bowler.[1]

Bowls career[edit]

Rigby has represented Zimbabwe at the Commonwealth Games, in the singles event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.[2]

She won the silver medal at the 2012 World Singles Champion of Champions in Paphos, Cyprus.[3][4]

She was selected by the Zimbabwe team to represent them at the African States Tournament in June 2023, in Namibia, where she won the gold medal in the singles.[5]

In 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent Zimbabwe at the for the sport's blue riband event, the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[6] She participated in the women's singles and the women's pairs events.[7][8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Rigby leads Zim to victory". Chronicle. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Athletes & Results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  3. ^ "World Singles Champion of Champions". Bowls Scotland.
  4. ^ "HKLBA - 2012 yearbook.pdf" (PDF). Hong Kong Bowls Association. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Mile High delights in Windhoek, August 2023 edition". Inside Bowls. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  6. ^ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  8. ^ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.