Nathan Rice

Nathan Rice
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1979-06-07) 7 June 1979
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubClub Helensvale
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Men's lawn bowls
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place2008 Christchurchpairs
Silver medal – second place2008 Christchurchfours
Silver medal – second place2008 Christchurchteam
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2006 Melbournepairs
Bronze medal – third place2014 Glasgowfours
Silver medal – second place2018 Gold Coasttriples
Silver medal – second place2018 Gold Coastfours
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Bronze medal – third place2007 Christchurchsingles
Gold medal – first place2007 Christchurchpairs
Silver medal – second place2011 Adelaidetriples
Gold medal – first place2011 Adelaidefours
Bronze medal – third place2015 Christchurchpairs
Silver medal – second place2015 Christchurchfours
Gold medal – first place2019 Gold Coastfours
Silver medal – second place2019 Gold Coastpairs

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

Bowls career

World Championship

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

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

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

  1. ↑ "2008 Results". Burnside Bowling Club. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "10 year anniversary of the Melbourne Commonwealth Games". Bowls Australia. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Glasgow 2014 official site. Archived from the original on 26 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Scotland beat Australia to win gold in bowls men's triple final". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Fours results". CG2018. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Scotland's Alex Marshall wins record fifth gold as women take bronze in bowls". BBC Sport.
  7. ↑ "Results Portal". Bowls Australia. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "Gary Lawson, Shannon McIlroy add to Blackjacks' gold medal haul". Stuff.
  9. ↑ "NATHAN RICE ANNOUNCES INTERNATIONAL RETIREMENT". Bowls Australia. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
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