Dorothy Roche

Dorothy Edna Roche OAM (1928 – 11 November 2021), was an international lawn bowls competitor for Australia.[2]

Dorothy Roche
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born1928
Died11 November 2021 (aged 93)[1]
Sport
ClubMerrylands Bowling Club
Medal record
Representing  Australia
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Melbournetriples
Silver medal – second place 1985 Melbournefours
Gold medal – first place 1988 Aucklandtriples
Gold medal – first place 1988 Aucklandfours
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1990 Aucklandfours
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Bronze medal – third place1989 Suvapairs
Silver medal – second place1989 Suvafours
Gold medal – first place1993 Victoriatriples

Bowls career

Roche took up the sport of bowls in 1975.[1] She won the triples gold medal and fours silver medal at the 1985 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne, Australia. Three years later, she won double gold after winning both the triples and fours at the 1988 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Auckland.[3]

Roche became Australia's oldest Commonwealth Games gold medal winner when she won the women's fours at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, at 61 years old.[1]

She won three medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships including a gold medal in the 1993 triples in Victoria, Canada.[4]

Roche was awarded the Order of Australia for services to bowls in 1990.[5]

References
  1. "VALE: DOROTHY ROCHE OAM". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  2. Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
  3. "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  4. "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  5. "Biographies". Trove.
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