Rhoda Ryan
New Zealand lawn bowler
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Rhoda Constance Ryan (née Hawke; 4 January 1925 – 22 April 2002) was an international lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand.[1]
4 January 1925
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| Born | Rhoda Constance Hawke 4 January 1925 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 April 2002 (aged 77) Matamata, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Stratford BC Matamata Bowling Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career
Ryan won the singles bronze medal at the 1985 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne, Australia. In 1990 she represented New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games and won a silver medal in the fours with Adrienne Lambert, Lyn McLean and Marlene Castle.[2]
She won two medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships including a gold medal in the 1985 pairs at Tweed Heads, New South Wales.[3]
Ryan won the 1980 singles, the 1973 & 1988 pairs and the 1981, 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1994 fours titles at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships when bowling mainly for the Matamata Bowls Club [4] and over 50 club titles.[5]
The eight times National Champion died in April 2002.[6]