Mary Ormsby (1927-2019) was an international

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competitor for

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Bowls career

She won a

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in the triples with Norma Massey and

Connie Hicks Connie Hicks (née Haigh) was an international lawn bowls competitor for Australia. Bowls career World Championships Hicks won two silver medals and a bronze medal at the 1969 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Sydney. The silver medals came ...

and the

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with Pam Hart, Hicks and Jean Turnbull at the 1969 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in

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. She also won a

in the team event (Taylor Trophy) in 1969. She is the only person to have won all three

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– the singles in 1969, the pairs (with Erica Murada) and the fours. Ormsby was a winner of the women's South Australian state singles title in 1961-62 and played 167 times for the state. Ormsby died in 2019.

Awards

In 1985 she was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for services to the sport.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ormsby, Mary 1927 births Australian female bowls players 2019 deaths Date of death missing Date of birth missing Place of birth missing 20th-century Australian sportswomen