Adrienne Marie Lambert (née Parker; born ) is a former international lawn bowler from New Zealand.

Bowls career

Lambert won a gold and silver medals at the 1989

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, in

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, Fiji. She went on to win three more medals at further Championships. The following year she won a

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in the women's fours with

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and

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at the

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in Auckland. Four years later she won a

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in the women's fours with Ann Muir, Colleen Ferrick and

at the

1994 Commonwealth Games The 1994 Commonwealth Games ( French: ''XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth'') were held in Victoria, British Columbia, from 18 to 28 August 1994. Ten types of sports were featured at the Victoria Games: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, ...

in Victoria, British Columbia. In between the Games, Lambert won double silver in the triples and fours at the

1992 World Outdoor Bowls Championship The 1992 Men's Woolwich World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at Beach House Park, Worthing, England, from 8 to 23 August 1992. The 1992 Women's Henselite World Championship was held at the Northfield Bowling Complex in Ayr, Scotland ...

in Ayr. In addition Lambert has won the 1988 pairs title and the 1981, 1989, 1990 and 1991 fours title at the

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when bowling for the Matamata Bowls Club. She was the manager of the New Zealand women's team from 1996 until 2000.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lambert, Adrienne 1930s births Living people New Zealand female bowls players Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Bowls players at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games