Connie-Leigh Rixon Explained

Connie-Leigh Rixon
Nationality:Maltese / Australian
Birth Date:12 May 1997
Birth Place:Nambour, Queensland, Australia
Sport:Lawn bowls
Highestranking:27 (June 2024)

Connie-Leigh Rixon (born 12 May 1997) is a Maltese international lawn bowler.[1]

Biography

She was born in Nambour, Queensland, Australia and was selected as part of the Maltese team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland[2] where she claimed a bronze medal in the Fours with Rebecca Rixon (her sister), Rosemaree Rixon (her mother) and Sharon Callus.[3]

In 2020, she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

In 2022, she competed in the women's pairs and the Women's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[5] [6]

In 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent Malta at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[7] She participated in the women's pairs and the women's fours events.[8] [9] In the pairs partnering her sister, she reached the final against Malaysia, where she won the silver medal after losing 15–11.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meet The Athletes Chosen To Represent Malta At This Year's Commonwealth Games. 5 April 2018 . Lovin Malta.
  2. Web site: Profile. GC 2018.
  3. Web site: Bronze Medal Match. CG2018.
  4. Web site: 2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES. 12 February 2020 . Bowls Australia.
  5. Web site: Malta Representatives Named For B2022 Commonwealth Games. 29 April 2022 . Bowls International. 29 April 2022.
  6. Web site: Official Games profile. 2022 Commonwealth Games. 4 August 2022.
  7. Web site: COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023 . Bowls International . 5 June 2023 . 2 September 2023.
  8. Web site: Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia . World Bowls . 2 September 2023 . 19 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230519080851/https://www.worldbowls.com/events-list/ . dead .
  9. Web site: SCHEDULE & DRAWS . Bowls Australia . 2 September 2023.

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