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Birth name | Elsie Hamer Fielden | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Waihou, New Zealand | 20 December 1922|||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 29 November 1995 Matamata, New Zealand | (aged 72)|||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse |
Robert Caldwell Wilkie
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m. 1943) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Club | Walton Bowling Club Matamata Bowling Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elsie Hamer Wilkie MBE (née Fielden, 20 December 1922 – 29 November 1995) was a New Zealand lawn bowls player who represented her country internationally. [1]
She was born in Waihou, near Te Aroha. [2]
She won the singles gold medal at the 1973 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Wellington, New Zealand in addition to the team gold (Taylor Trophy), [3] and four years later successfully defended her title when taking singles gold again at the 1977 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing, England. [4] An additional bronze medal was won in the team event.
She won the 1966, 1970 & 1971 singles titles and the 1969 & 1980 pairs title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Walton and Matamata Bowls Club respectively. [5]
In the 1979 New Year Honours, Wilkie was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to bowling. [6]
In 1990, Wilkie was the first woman bowler to be inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. [2]
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Birth name | Elsie Hamer Fielden | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Waihou, New Zealand | 20 December 1922|||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 29 November 1995 Matamata, New Zealand | (aged 72)|||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse |
Robert Caldwell Wilkie
(
m. 1943) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Walton Bowling Club Matamata Bowling Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Elsie Hamer Wilkie MBE (née Fielden, 20 December 1922 – 29 November 1995) was a New Zealand lawn bowls player who represented her country internationally. [1]
She was born in Waihou, near Te Aroha. [2]
She won the singles gold medal at the 1973 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Wellington, New Zealand in addition to the team gold (Taylor Trophy), [3] and four years later successfully defended her title when taking singles gold again at the 1977 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing, England. [4] An additional bronze medal was won in the team event.
She won the 1966, 1970 & 1971 singles titles and the 1969 & 1980 pairs title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Walton and Matamata Bowls Club respectively. [5]
In the 1979 New Year Honours, Wilkie was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to bowling. [6]
In 1990, Wilkie was the first woman bowler to be inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. [2]