Norma Massey

Norma Massey (born 1924) is a former international lawn bowls competitor for Australia.[1]

Norma Massey

Personal information
Nationality	Australia
Born	1924
Sport
Sport	Lawn bowls
Club	Yarraville Footscray Bowling Club
Medal record Representing  Australia World Outdoor Championships 1969 Sydney singles 1969 Sydney triples 1969 Sydney team 1977 Worthing team 1985 Melbourne triples 1985 Melbourne fours 1985 Melbourne team

Bowls career

World Championships

Massey won the singles bronze medal and triples silver medal with Connie Hicks and Mary Ormsby, at the 1969 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Sydney and also won a silver medal in the team event (Taylor Trophy).[2]

Eight years later she represented Australia in the singles and triples events finishing just outside the medals but was part of the team that claimed the gold medal in the team event (Taylor Trophy).[3]

Sixteen years after her first World Championships she won the triples gold medal with Dorothy Roche and Mavis Meadowcroft, the fours silver medal with Meadowcroft, Roche and Fay Craig and the team event gold medal at the 1985 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne.[4]

National

Norma joined Yarraville Seddon Bowling Club in 1953 and represented Australia in 104 times.[5]

Awards

Massey was awarded the Order of Australia for services to bowls in 2006. In 2011 she was inducted into Bowls Australia’s Hall of Fame.[6]

References

1. Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
2. Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
3. "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
4. "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
5. "Profile - Norma Joyce Massey - Player Legend". Benalla Bowls Club.
6. "Massive Roll for Norma Massey 20/12". TBM VIC community bowls.