Siti Zalina Ahmad
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for | ||
| Women's bowls | ||
| World Outdoor Championships | ||
| | 2008 Christchurch | Singles |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| | 2002 Manchester | Singles |
| | 2006 Melbourne | Singles |
Siti Zalina Ahmad (born 2 June 1979) is a Malaysian lawn bowler.
Siti Zalina Ahmad is from Perak, in Malaysia and is the only woman to have won two Commonwealth Games singles Gold medals.
After watching a game of hockey in 1995 she saw a lawn bowls match and decided to take up the sport.[1]
The first title came in 2002 when she won the Commonwealth Games Singles Gold medal in Manchester[2] and four years later she successfully defended her title winning the Commonwealth Games Singles Gold medal in Melbourne.
In the 2010 Commonwealth Games she won her qualifying group with a perfect 10-0 win record and 20-0 set record before losing to Natalie Melmore in the semi finals bringing her eight-year reign as champion to an end. She was also the flag bearer for the Malaysian team during the 2010 games.
References
- ↑ "Glasgow 2014 - Siti Zalina Ahmad Profile". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ↑ "Siti Zalina crowned singles queen". BBC Sport.