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Maria Rigby

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Maria Rigby
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1962-04-21) 21 April 1962 (age 62)
Papua New Guinea
Sport
ClubCabramatta BC
Medal record
Representing  Australia
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Leamington Spa pairs
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Brisbane fours

Akam Maria Rigby (born 1962 in Papua New Guinea) is an Australian international lawn bowler.[1]

Rigby made her Australian debut in 1997 and won a bronze medal in the pairs with Karen Murphy at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Leamington Spa.[2]

She won a bronze medal at the 2003 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in Brisbane.[3]

In 2021, she won the fours title with Isabella Lawson, Leigh Fortington and Ester Regan at the delayed 2020 Australian National Bowls Championships.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Australian squad, women's senior squad" (PDF). gov.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Maria Rigby biography". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. ^ "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. ^ "NSW & QLD CLAIM FOURS HONOURS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 26 May 2021.