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Nathan Rice

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Nathan Rice
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1979-06-07) 7 June 1979 (age 45)
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubClub Helensvale
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Men's lawn bowls
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Christchurch pairs
Silver medal – second place 2008 Christchurch fours
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow fours
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast triples
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast fours
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Christchurch singles
Gold medal – first place 2007 Christchurch pairs
Silver medal – second place 2011 Adelaide triples
Gold medal – first place 2011 Adelaide fours
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Christchurch pairs
Silver medal – second place 2015 Christchurch fours
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gold Coast fours
Silver medal – second place 2019 Gold Coast pairs

Nathan Rex Rice (born 7 June 1979) is a male former Australian international lawn bowler.

Bowls career

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World Championship

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Rice won two medals at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch, New Zealand; a pairs bronze medal with Aron Sherriff and silver medal in the fours.[1]

Commonwealth Games

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He competed in the 2006 Melbourne where he won a men's pairs bronze medal with Barrie Lester in Melbourne.[2] Eight years later he won another bronze in the men's fours at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[3]

He was part of the Australian team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland where he took a silver medal in the Triples[4] and another silver in the Fours.[5][6]

Asia Pacific

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Rice has won eight medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships. The seventh and eighth medals came in the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the Gold Coast, Queensland.[7][8]

He announced his international retirement in 2019.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "2008 Results". Burnside Bowling Club.
  2. ^ "10 year anniversary of the Melbourne Commonwealth Games". Bowls Australia.
  3. ^ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Glasgow 2014 official site.
  4. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Scotland beat Australia to win gold in bowls men's triple final". BBC Sport.
  5. ^ "Fours results". CG2018.
  6. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Scotland's Alex Marshall wins record fifth gold as women take bronze in bowls". BBC Sport.
  7. ^ "Results Portal". Bowls Australia.
  8. ^ "Gary Lawson, Shannon McIlroy add to Blackjacks' gold medal haul". Stuff.
  9. ^ "NATHAN RICE ANNOUNCES INTERNATIONAL RETIREMENT". Bowls Australia.