Siti Zalina Ahmad

Siti Zalina Ahmad (born 2 June 1979) is a Malaysian international lawn bowler.[1]

Siti Zalina Ahmad
Personal information
NationalityMalaysian
Born (1979-06-02) 2 June 1979
Perak, Malaysia
Medal record
Representing  Malaysia
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Christchurchsingles
World Cup Singles
Gold medal – first place 2015 Warillasingles
Silver medal – second place 2016 Warillasingles
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Warillasingles
World Champion of Champions
Silver medal – second place 2007 Warillasingles
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Kuala Lumpurfours
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchestersingles
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbournesingles
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coastpairs
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birminghamsingles
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place2003 Brisbanepairs
Silver medal – second place2005 Melbournesingles
Bronze medal – third place2007 Christchurchsingles
Bronze medal – third place2009 Kuala Lumpursingles
Gold medal – first place2009 Kuala Lumpurpairs
Gold medal – first place2011 Adelaidesingles
Bronze medal – third place2011 Adelaidepairs
Bronze medal – third place2015 Christchurchsingles
Silver medal – second place2015 Christchurchpairs
Bronze medal – third place2019 Gold Coastsingles
Bronze medal – third place2019 Gold Coastpairs
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1999 Bandar Seri Begawanpairs
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kuala Lumpurpairs
Gold medal – first place 2019 Philippinesfours
Asian Lawn Bowls Championship
Gold medal – first place2003 Kuala Lumpursingles
Gold medal – first place2005 Kuala Lumpursingles
Gold medal – first place2008 Shenzhensingles
Gold medal – first place2008 Shenzhenpairs
Gold medal – first place2016 Bruneisingles
Gold medal – first place2016 Bruneipairs
Gold medal – first place2017 New Delhisingles
Gold medal – first place2017 New Delhipairs
Gold medal – first place2018 Xinxiangpairs
Gold medal – first place2018 Xinxiangfours

Bowls career

Siti Zalina Ahmad is from Perak, in Malaysia and is one of only two women to have won two Commonwealth Games singles Gold medals. After watching a game of hockey in 1995 she saw a lawn bowls match and decided to take up the sport.[2]

Commonwealth Games

The first title came in 2002 when she won the Commonwealth Games Singles Gold medal in Manchester[3][4] and four years later she successfully defended her title winning the Commonwealth Games Singles Gold medal in Melbourne.

In the 2010 Commonwealth Games she won her qualifying group with a perfect 10-0 win record and 20-0 set record before losing to Natalie Melmore in the semi-finals bringing her eight-year reign as champion to an end.[5] She was also the flag bearer for the Malaysian team during the 2010 games.

She was selected as part of the Malaysian team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland[6] where she claimed a gold medal in the Pairs with Emma Firyana Saroji.[7]

In 2022, she competed in the women's singles and the women's pairs at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[8] In the singles she secured a bronze medal.[9]

World Championship

Zalina has also won one world championship medal, a bronze at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch, New Zealand. In 2020 she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[10]

International

Zalina has won eleven medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, including three gold medals and a double bronze at the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the Gold Coast, Queensland.[11][12] She has also won three titles at the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic, consisting of the 2014 and 2018 singles title and the 2008 pairs title with Nor Hashimah Ismail.[13][14]

In the Southeast Asian Games she has won three gold medals.[15][16][17]

National

She also won the 2008 singles title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships when bowling as an overseas invitational player.[18][19]

Personal life

Her occupation is a Police Officer and is nicknamed Lina.

References
  1. "Siti Zalina Ahmad biography". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. "Glasgow 2014 - Siti Zalina Ahmad Profile". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. "Siti Zalina crowned singles queen". BBC Sport. 4 August 2002.
  4. "David Rhys Jones. "Donnelly denies Henry his place in history." Times [London, England] 5 Aug. 2002". The Times.
  5. "Results by Sport". 2010 Commonwealth Games.
  6. "Profile". GC 2018.
  7. "Pairs results". CG2018.
  8. "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  9. "Ryan's express fightback wins Commonwealth Games lawn bowls gold for Australia". Inside the Games. August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  10. "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES". Bowls Australia. 12 February 2020.
  11. "Results Portal". Bowls Australia.
  12. "2019 ASIA PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS: FRIDAY FINALS WRAP". World Bowls. 28 June 2019.
  13. "HK Classic winners Women's singles". HKLBA. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  14. "HK Classic winners Women's pairs". HKLBA. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  15. "2005 Southeast Asian Games Official Results". Archived from the original on 6 December 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  16. "2007 Southeast Asian Games Official Results". Bowls Singapore. Archived from the original on 17 June 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  17. "History of the SEA Games". Olympic Council of Malaysia. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  18. "New Zealand Championships". Bowls Tawa.
  19. "Kiwi-born Australian ace wins NZ women's bowls title". Stuff.
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