Atlantic Bowls Championships
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Lawn bowls |
| Location | Various |
| Established | 1993 |
| Defunct | 2021 |
| Administrator | World Bowls |
The Atlantic Bowls Championships was a lawn bowling competition held between national bowls organisations in the Atlantic region. The event was a qualifying event for the World Outdoor Bowls Championships until the 2021 announcement that it would no longer be held. Originally the Championships were for women only and were called the Atlantic Rim Championships. In 2007 men competed for the first time at the event.
The 2001 tournament due to be held in Namibia was cancelled due to opposition from the Namibia Sports Commission.[1] The next tournament was held in 2005.
In 2021, the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship was officially cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. World Bowls then decided that the World Championships would take place every two years starting in 2023. This also resulted in the fact that qualifying events for the Championships were no longer required meaning the Atlantic Championships and Asia Pacific Bowls Championships were terminated.[2]
Inaugural event held at Sun City Center 19–31 October. For women only and medals determined by round robin.[3][4]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Singles |  Norma Shaw |
 Rita Jones |
 Barbara Redshaw |
| Women's Pairs |  Barbara CameronPhillis Nolan |
Norma Shaw Gwen Daniel |
 Cathelean du PlessisAnne Ainsworth |
| Women's Triples | Mary Davies Val Howell Rita Jones |
Edna Bessell Shirley Page Margaret Heggie |
 Jean SimonEunice Thompson Sally Paul |
| Women's Fours |  Sarah GourlaySenga McCrone Janice Maxwell Frances Whyte |
Mary Davies Val Howell Linda Evans Betty Morgan |
Edna Bessell Gwen Daniel Shirley Page Margaret Heggie |
1995 Durban, South Africa
18-30 April, for women only and medals determined by round robin.[5][6]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Singles | Jo Peacock |
Norma Shaw |
Phillis Nolan |
| Women's Pairs | Lorna Trigwell Jo Peacock |
Gill Fitzgerald Norma Shaw |
Barbara Cameron Phillis Nolan |
| Women's Triples | Lyn Dwyer Hester Bekker Colleen Grondein |
Ann Sutherland Judith Wason Rita Jones |
 Denise FalknerJean Jones Val Stead |
| Women's Fours | Betty Forsyth Frances Whyte Liz Dickson Eleanor Allan |
Lorna Trigwell Lyn Dwyer Hester Bekker Colleen Grondein |
Gill Fitzgerald Mary Price Jean Baker Norma Hazzledine |
1997 Llandrindod Wells, Wales
22 August-2 September, for women only and medals determined by round robin of 12 teams.[7][8]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Singles | Mary Price |
Margaret Johnston |
Betty Morgan |
| Women's Pairs | Katherine Hawes Mary Price |
Phillis Nolan Margaret Johnston |
Jean Simon Anne Simon |
| Women's Triples | Sarah Mansbridge Betty Morgan Kathy Pearce |
Alison Birch Karina Horman Jean Lowery |
Kathy Houston Susan Kelly Joyce Lindores |
| Women's Fours | Jannie de Beer Barbara Redshaw Lorna Trigwell Hester Bekker |
Sarah Mansbridge Nina Shipperlee Kathy Pearce Rita Jones |
Susan Kelly Janice Maxwell Sarah Gourlay Kathy Houston |
1999 Cape Town, South Africa
Goodwood BC, 21–28 March, for women only. The tournament grew from 12 teams to 16 teams and was organised into two groups of eight, with the winners of each group meeting in the final.[9][10]
| Event | Gold | Silver |
|---|---|---|
| Women's Singles | Margaret Johnston |
Margaret Letham |
| Women's Pairs | Margaret Letham Joyce Lindores |
Lesley Hartwell Hester Bekker |
| Women's Triples | Donna McNally Dorothy Kane Margaret Johnston |
 Dawn SquiresWendy Vickery Mariana Goddard |
| Women's Fours | Trish Steyn Ellen Cawker Hester Bekker Lorna Trigwell |
Katherine Hawes Catherine Popple Mary Price Norma Shaw |
2005 Bangor, Northern Ireland
Ward Park, 13–23 August. For women only and only one bronze medal awarded.[11]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Singles | Kay Moran |
Betty Morgan MBE |
Gean O'Neil |
| Women's Pairs | Sharon Glenn Esme Steyn |
Margaret Letham Joyce Lindores |
Michelle Barlow Edna Bessell |
| Women's Triples | Sue Harriott Ellen Falkner Doreen Hankin |
 Tami KamzelNaomi Fix Irit Grenchel |
Christine Grimes Gean O'Neil Gina le Long |
| Women's Fours | Sue Harriott Edna Bessell Ellen Falkner Doreen Hankin |
Joyce Lindores Margaret Letham Betty Forsyth Seona Black |
Donna McNally Lisa McDonagh Mandy Cunningham Chrissie O'Gorman |
2007 Ayr, Scotland
Ayr Northfield BC - 13–22 July 2007, third place playoffs determined bronze medal.[12][13][14]
2009 Johannesburg, South Africa
The Wanderers 3–16 May 2009[15][16]
2011 Paphos, Cyprus
Athena Beach Hotel, 17–30 October 2011[17][18]
2015 Paphos, Cyprus
Athena Beach Hotel, 30 November - 13 December[19]
