The 1981 Women's World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at the Willowdale Bowling Club in Toronto, Canada, from 1 to 15 August 1981. Swaziland replaced Samoa two weeks before the competition started due to the Samoan General Strike
Norma Shaw of England won the singles Gold and double world champion Elsie Wilkie struggled with the difficult greens finishing last of 18. The Pairs went to Ireland, the Triples to Hong Kong and the Fours to England. The Taylor Trophy was won by the English team.
Medallists Event Gold Silver BronzeWomen's singles Norma Shaw Flo Kennedy Helen Wong Women's pairs Eileen Bell Nan Allely Maraia Lum On Willow Fong Norma Shaw Gloria Thomas Irene MolyneuxWomen's triples Rae O'Donnell Linda King Lena Sadick Eileen Fletcher Mavis Steele Betty Stubbings Margaret Mills Women's fours Eileen Fletcher Mavis Steele Betty Stubbings Gloria Thomas Irene Molyneux Joan Humphreys Rae O'Donnell Linda King Lena Sadick Edith Silverman Molly Skudowitz Helen Gordon Rina Lebel Bernice PillemerWomen's Team England Hong Kong Zimbabwe
Results Women's singles – round robin Pos Player P W L Pts 1 Norma Shaw 17 15 2 30 2 Flo Kennedy 17 13 4 263 Helen Wong 17 12 5 244 Eileen Bell 17 12 5 245 Esther Clark 17 11 6 226 Muriel 'Pat' Boehm 17 10 7 207 Maraia Lum On 17 10 7 208 Margaret Pomeroy 17 9 8 189 Miriam Jankelowitz 17 9 8 1810 Sue Hulley 17 8 9 1611 Sylvia Keeling 17 8 9 1612 Mavis Meadowcroft 17 7 10 1413 Dorothy Randle 17 6 11 1214 Dot Foley 17 6 11 1215 Peggy Chalmers 17 6 11 1216 Dina Byman 17 5 12 1017 Margaret Mitchell 17 3 14 618 Elsie Wilkie 17 3 14 6
Women's pairs – round robin
Pos Player P W D L Pts 1 Eileen Bell & Nan Allely 17 14 0 3 28 2 Maraia Lum On & Willow Fong 17 12 1 4 253 Norma Shaw, Gloria Thomas & Irene Molyneux+ 17 12 0 5 244 Australia 17 11 0 6 225 Wales 17 10 1 6 216 Flo Kennedy & another 17 10 0 7 207 Guernsey 17 9 0 8 188 Annette Tidd & Debbie Ballem 17 8 0 9 169 Helen Wong & Joan Humphreys 17 8 0 9 1610 Liz James & another 17 7 1 9 1511 Scotland 17 7 1 9 1512 Zambia 17 7 0 10 1413 Miriam Jankelowitz & another 17 7 0 10 1414 New Zealand 17 7 0 10 1415 United States 17 6 0 11 1216 Papua New Guinea 17 5 0 12 1017 Malawi 17 4 0 13 818 Jersey 17 3 0 14 6 + Injury replacement
Women's triples – round robin Pos Player P W D L Pts 1 Rae O'Donnell, Linda King & Lena Sadick 17 14 0 3 282 Eileen Fletcher, Mavis Steele & Betty Stubbings 17 13 0 4 263 Margaret Mills 17 12 1 4 254 Scotland 17 11 1 5 235 Wales 17 10 1 6 216 Australia 17 10 1 6 217 Fiji 17 10 0 7 208 Zambia 17 9 1 7 199 Dorothy Randle, Jean Wintermute & Selina Jarvis 17 8 1 8 1710 Mabel Stewart, Eileen O'Hara & Margaret Dunlop 17 8 1 8 1711 United States 17 7 0 10 1412 Israel 17 6 0 11 1213 New Zealand 17 6 0 11 1214 Papua New Guinea 17 5 0 12 1011 Malawi 17 3 1 13 712 Guernsey 17 3 1 13 713 Jersey 17 2 1 14 514 Cynthia Thompson 17 2 0 15 4
Women's fours – round robin Pos Player P W D L Pts1 Eileen Fletcher, Mavis Steele, Betty Stubbings, Gloria Thomas & Irene Molyneux+ 17 13 0 4 262 Joan Humphreys, Rae O'Donnell, Linda King & Lena Sadick 17 12 0 5 243 Edith Silverman, Molly Skudowitz, Helen Gordon, Rina Lebel & Bernice Pillemer 17 11 1 5 234 Anna Bates, Margaret Mills, Mary Philp & Lucie Olver 17 11 0 6 225 Willow Fong, Janki Gaunder 17 11 0 6 226 Mabel Stewart, Eileen O'Hara, Margaret Dunlop & Nan Allely 17 10 1 6 217 Betty Morgan, B Thomas 17 10 0 7 208 Cissie McPharland 17 9 0 8 189 Kathy Bruce, Ann Meir 17 8 1 8 1710 Corinna Folkins, Erma Artist, Lilly Godfrey & Edith MacWilliams 17 8 0 9 1611 New Zealand 17 8 0 9 1612 Maggie Worri 17 7 1 9 1513 Merle Richardson, Shirley Kelly, Dulcie McCollom & Dot Jenkinson 17 6 1 10 1314 Margaret Penman 17 6 1 10 1315 Annette Tidd, Debbie Ballem, Jean Wintermute & Selina Jarvis 17 6 0 11 1216 Barbara Le Moignan, Jean Lowery, Doreen Gray, another 17 6 0 11 1217 Cynthia Thompson, Liz James 17 4 0 13 818 P Jones 17 4 0 13 8
Taylor Trophy Pos Team Singles Pairs Triples Fours Total1 England 15 24 26 26 912 Hong Kong 12 16 28 24 803 Zimbabwe 13 20 25 22 804 Ireland 12 28 17 21 785 Fiji 10 25 20 22 776 Wales 9 21 21 20 717 Australia 7 22 21 13 638 Zambia 8 14 19 17 589 Israel 9 14 12 23 5810 Scotland 11 15 23 18 5711 United States 10 12 14 16 5212 Canada 6 16 17 12 5113 New Zealand 3 14 12 16 4514 Guernsey 6 18 7 8 3915 Papua New Guinea 3 10 10 15 3816 Swaziland 8 15 4 8 3517 Malawi 6 8 7 13 3418 Jersey 5 6 5 12 28
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