Kanny Vaile Explained

Kanny Vaile
Birth Date:	8 June 1953^[1]
Birth Place:	Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Sport:	Lawn bowls
Club:	Rarotonga BC

Mata Kanny Vaile (1953-2019) was an international lawn bowler from the Cook Islands.^[2]

Bows career

Vaile won the bronze medal in the triples at Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in Christchurch.^[3]

She was selected to represent the Cook Islands at six Commonwealth Games. The fours in 1994 and 1998, the pairs in 2002 and 2006, the triples in 2010 and the triples and fours in 2014.^{[1] [4] [5]}

She died in 2019 and was buried at the family burial site in Tauae. She assisted her father in building the greens at the Rarotonga Bowling Club and won six gold medals and six bronze medals in National Championships.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kanny Vaile biography. Commonwealth Games Federation. 30 May 2021.
2. Web site: Athlete medals. Bowls Tawa. 30 May 2021.
3. Web site: Past Winners. World Bowls. 29 May 2021.
4. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation. 30 May 2021.
5. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation. 30 May 2021.
6. Web site: Radio Cook Islands - The Voice of the Nation. Radio Cook Islands Facebook page. 30 May 2021.