Maraia Lum On

Maraia Lum On is a former international lawn bowls competitor for Fiji.[1]

Maraia Lum On
Personal information
NationalityFijian
Sport
ClubRewa Bowling Club
Medal record
Representing  Fiji
World Outdoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 1981 Torontopairs
Silver medal – second place 1985 Melbournesingles
Silver medal – second place 1985 Melbournepairs
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place1987 Laepairs
Gold medal – first place1989 Suvapairs
Silver medal – second place1989 Suvasingles
Silver medal – second place1991 Kowloonpairs

Bowls career

Lum On started bowling in 1976 and was the 1982 Fiji Sportswoman of the Year.[2] She had been inducted into the Fiji Sports Hall of Fame and in 1986 was the joint flag bearer for Fiji at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[3]

Lum On won the pairs silver medal with Willow Fong at the 1981 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Toronto, Canada and four years later won the singles and pairs silver medal at the 1985 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne, Australia.[4]

She won four medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships including two gold medals in the 1987 pairs, in Lae, Papua New Guinea and the 1989 pairs in Suva, Fiji.[5]

References
  1. Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
  2. World Bowls Committee (1985). 5th Women's World Bowls Souvenir Programme, page 26. World Bowls Committee.
  3. "2006 Maraia Lum On - Women's Lawn Bowls". Sports TG.
  4. "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  5. "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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