Merle Richardson

Merle Richardson

Personal information
Full name	Merle Erica Richardson
Nationality	Australian
Born	1930 (age 95–96)
Sport
Club	Bulli Bowling Club/Corrimal Bowling Club
Medal record Representing Australia World Outdoor Championships Gold medal – first place 1977 Worthing fours Gold medal – first place 1977 Worthing team Gold medal – first place 1985 Melbourne singles Gold medal – first place 1985 Melbourne pairs Gold medal – first place 1985 Melbourne team Silver medal – second place 1988 Auckland team Asia Pacific Bowls Championships Gold medal – first place 1985 Tweed Heads singles Silver medal – second place 1985 Tweed Heads pairs

Merle Erica Richardson OAM (born 1930 in New South Wales) is a former international lawn bowls competitor for Australia.

Bowls career

World Championships

Richardson won the fours and team event gold medals at the 1977 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing, England, the fours gold was with Dot Jenkinson, Connie Hicks and Lorna Lucas.

Eight years later she won three golds at the 1985 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne, Australia. The golds were in the singles, the pairs with Fay Craig and the team event (Taylor Trophy).

Asia Pacific Championships

She won two medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships including a gold medal in the 1985 singles at Tweed Heads, New South Wales.

Awards

Richardson was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to bowls in 1987. In 2011 she was inducted into Bowls Australia’s Hall of Fame.