Anita Nivala
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Born (1961-04-06) 6 April 1961
Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
Sport
ClubRegina LBC
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Lawn bowls
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 Manchesterfours
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place1993 Victoriafours
Bronze medal – third place1995 Dunedinsingles
Silver medal – second place2003 Brisbanetriples

Anita Louise Nivala (born 1961) is a Canadian international lawn bowler.[1]

Bowls career

She won a silver medal in the fours with Shirley Fitzpatrick-Wong, Andrea Weigand and Melissa Ranger at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.[2] [3]

Two years later she just missed out on a medal after losing the bronze medal play off to New Zealand at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship - Women's Triples. She plays for the Regina Lawn Bowling Club in Regina, Saskatchewan.[4]

She won three medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships including a gold medal in the 1993 fours, in Victoria, Canada.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Athlete Profile". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ↑ "Profile". Bowls Tawa. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  3. ↑ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR athletics.
  4. ↑ "Pituleys win national pairs lawn bowling title". Leader Post.com.
  5. ↑ "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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