Cis Winstanley

Cissie Winstanley MBE (née Lithgow, 26 December 1908 – 25 July 2006)[1] was an international lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand.[2]

Cis Winstanley
MBE
Personal information
Birth nameCissie Lithgow
Born(1908-12-26)26 December 1908
Egremont, Cumberland, England
Died25 July 2006(2006-07-25) (aged 97)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportLawn bowls
ClubMarewa BC
Medal record
Women's lawn bowls
Representing  New Zealand
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1973 Wellingtontriples
Gold medal – first place 1973 Wellingtonfours
Gold medal – first place 1973 Wellingtonteam
Silver medal – second place 1977 Worthingtriples
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Worthingteam

Bowls career

She won the triples and fours gold medal at the 1973 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Wellington, New Zealand and also won the gold medal in the team event (Taylor Trophy).[3] Four years later she won a silver medal in the triples at the 1977 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing, England.[4] An additional bronze medal was won in the team event.

Winstanley won 15 New Zealand National Bowls Championships;[5] (Singles – 1965, 1968, 1973; Pairs – 1957, 1958, 1959, 1965, 1984; Fours – 1958, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1968, 1977, 1978) all when bowling for the Marewa Bowls Club.[6]

Honours and awards

In the 1975 Queen's Birthday Honours, Winstanley was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to bowling.[7] She was inducted into the New Zealand Sport Hall of Fame in 1996.[8]

References
  1. "Death search: registration number 2006/18185". Births, deaths and marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  2. Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
  3. Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
  4. "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  5. "Profile". New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame.
  6. "New Zealand Championships". Bowls Tawa.
  7. "No. 46595". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 14 June 1975. p. 7407.
  8. "Bowls Legends Honoured". Bowls Manawatu. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
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