Semesa Naiseruvati
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| Nationality | Fijian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 September 1963[1] Vutuna, Vanua Balavu, Fiji | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||||||||
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Semesa Vakalelea Naiseruvati (born 20 September 1963) is a Fijian international lawn bowler.
Bows career[edit]
Naiseruvati won the gold medal in the triples with Daniel Lum On and Samuela Tuikiligana at the 2011 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in Adelaide.[2][3]
He was selected to represent Fiji at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, where he competed in the triples and fours.[1]
After winning the singles gold medal at the Lawn bowls at the 2019 Pacific Games he announced his retirement, but later changed his mind.[4][5]
In 2022, he competed in the men's singles and the men's triples at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[6]
In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent Fiji at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[7] He participated in the men's triples and the men's fours events.[8][9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Semesa Naiseruvati biography". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Bowlers For Adelaide Tourney". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Pacific Games: Naiseruvati Bowls For Gold, Announces Retirement". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Inside Bowls August 2019". Inside Bowls. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.