Anita Nivala Explained

Anita Nivala
Nationality:	Canadian
Birth Date:	6 April 1961
Birth Place:	Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
Club:	Regina LBC

Anita Louise Nivala (born 1961) is a Canadian international lawn bowler.^[1]

Bowls career

She won a silver medal in the fours with Shirley Fitzpatrick-Wong, Andrea Weigand and Melissa Ranger at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.^{[2] [3]}

Two years later she just missed out on a medal after losing the bronze medal play off to New Zealand at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship - Women's Triples. She plays for the Regina Lawn Bowling Club in Regina, Saskatchewan.^[4]

She won three medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships including a gold medal in the 1993 fours, in Victoria, Canada.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athlete Profile. Commonwealth Games Federation.
2. Web site: Profile. Bowls Tawa. 2017-01-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202020619/http://bowlstawa.com/titles/players/titles/2434. 2017-02-02. dead.
3. Web site: COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS. GBR athletics.
4. Web site: Pituleys win national pairs lawn bowling title. Leader Post.com.
5. Web site: Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners. World Bowls. 31 May 2021.