Violina Linda Pedro

Violina Linda Pedro (born 1951 or 1952) is a bowls player from Tokelau.

Violina Linda Pedro
Personal information
NationalityTokelauan
Bornc.1951/1952
Sport
SportLawn bowls
Medal record
Representing  Tokelau
Pacific Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 ApiaWomen's singles
Gold medal – first place 2007 ApiaWomen's pairs

Bowls career

Pedro started to play lawn bowls in 1989.[1] Lawn bowls is a very popular sport in the South Pacific region.[2] At the 13th South Pacific Games on Samoa in 2007 she won the first ever gold medal in any international competition for her home country of Tokelau, as she won the women's pairs competition with her partner Opetera Samakia Ngatokov at the Lawn bowls at the 2007 South Pacific Games.[3][4] She also won a gold medal in the women's singles competition.[5]

References
  1. Tiny nation takes first gold, Niu FM, 31. August 2007 (11. September 2007)
  2. Lawn Bowls, Website der 13th South Pacific Games, (11. September 2007)
  3. Tokelau Leader wants more for his gold medal winning nation, Pacific Radio News, 31. August 2007 (11. September 2007)
  4. Tokelau gets a touch of Gold, Website der 13th South Pacific Games, 2. September 2007 (11. September 2007)
  5. Tokelau, Website der 13th South Pacific Games, 5. September 2007 (11. September 2007)


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