Litia Tikoisuva

Litia Botei Tikoisuva (born 2 May 1963) is a Fijian international female lawn bowler.[1][2]

Litia Tikoisuva
Personal information
Full nameLitia Botei Tikoisuva
NationalityFijian
Born (1963-05-02) 2 May 1963
Gau, Fiji
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in) (2018)
Weight72 kg (159 lb) (2018)
Sport
SportLawn bowls
Medal record
Women's lawn bowls
Representing  Fiji
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Leamington Spa Women's Pairs
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Silver medal – second place2003 Brisbanepairs
Bronze medal – third place2003 Brisbanefours
Gold medal – first place2005 Melbournesingles
Bronze medal – third place2011 Adelaidesingles
Bronze medal – third place2015 Christchurchtriples
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Samoasingles

Biography

Tikoisuva won a pairs bronze medal with Radhika Prasad at the 1996 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Victoria Park in Royal Leamington Spa, England.[3]

She has won five medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships including the women's singles gold medal at the 2005 Championships in Melbourne.[4]

In 2019, she won a gold medal at the Pacific Games in the singles event[5] and in 2020, she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[6] In 2022, she competed in the women's singles and the women's pairs at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[2]

In 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent Fiji at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[7] She participated in the women's triples and the women's fours events.[8][9]

References
  1. "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  2. "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. "World Bowls Championships" (PDF). worldbowls.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  4. "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  5. "Inside Bowls August 2019". Inside Bowls. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  6. "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES". Bowls Australia. 12 February 2020.
  7. "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  8. "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  9. "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
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