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Lawn bowls at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Lawn bowls at the 2006 Commonwealth Games was the 17th appearance of Lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games. The events were held in Melbourne, Australia, from 15 to 26 March 2006.

Competition was held at the State Lawn Bowls Centre, north of Melbourne, at the Darebin International Sports Centre in Thornbury, Victoria, Australia.

Australia topped the lawn bowls medal table by virtue of winning three gold medals.

Medal table

Medallists

Results

Men's singles

Section A

Section B

Section C

Section D

Finals

Men's pairs

Section A

Section B

Section C

Section D

Finals

Men's Triples

Section A

Section B

Section C

Section D

Finals

Women's singles

Section A

Section B

Section C

Section D

Finals

Women's pairs

Section A

Section B

Finals

Women's Triples

Section A

Section B

Finals

Competition format

The lawn bowls program lasted over nine days with competition for both men and women in singles, pairs and triples. The preliminary rounds were held in a round-robin with the top eight in the competition making the quarter-finals. From the quarter-finals, the games were on a knockout format. The winners of the semi-finals played in the final to decide the gold and silver medallists.

Venue

The State Lawn Bowls Centre was developed especially for the 2006 Commonwealth Games. In June 2003, Gordon Rich-Phillips, the Victorian Opposition spokesman on the Commonwealth Games, claimed that the venue was ten months behind schedule. Justin Madden, the minister responsible for the Commonwealth Games, claimed that the delay was due to community consultation to ensure that the venue met expectations but was confident that the venue would be ready. The venue was built in time for the Games.

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