Willow Fong

Willow Fong is a Tongan born, former international lawn bowls competitor for Fiji and Australia.[1]

Willow Fong
Personal information
NationalityFijian & Australian
Sport
ClubRewa / Merrylands Bowling Club
Medal record
Representing  Fiji
World Outdoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 1981 Torontopairs
Silver medal – second place 1985 Melbournepairs
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Bronze medal – third place1985 Tweed Headspairs
Bronze medal – third place1985 Tweed Headsfours
Gold medal – first place1987 Laepairs
Gold medal – first place1987 Laefours
Bronze medal – third place1989 Suvatriples
Bronze medal – third place1989 Suvafours
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Kuala Lumpurpairs
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place1997 Warillatriples
Gold medal – first place1997 Warillafours
Gold medal – first place1999 Kuala Lumpurpairs

Biography

Fong is originally from Tonga and started bowling in 1974.[2]

Fong won the pairs silver medal with Maraia Lum On at the 1981 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Toronto, Canada and four years later won the pairs silver medal again at the 1985 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne, Australia. In 1998 she represented Australia at the Commonwealth Games and won a bronze medal in the pairs with Gordana Baric.[3]

She was the joint flag bearer for Fiji at the opening ceremony of the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[4]

She has won nine medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships including five gold medals.[5]

She now bowls in Australia for the Merrylands Bowling Club and is the wife of male bowls international Peter Fong.

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. "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  4. "2001 Willow Fong – Women's Lawn Bowls". Sports TG.
  5. "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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