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Emma Firyana Saroji

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Emma Firyana Saroji
Personal information
NationalityMalaysian
Born (1986-10-21) 21 October 1986 (age 38)
Selangor, Malaysia
Height5 ft 2 in (157 cm)
Weight54 kg (119 lb)
Sport
Turned pro2005
Medal record
Women's lawn bowls
Representing  Malaysia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast pairs
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow fours
World Champion of Champions
Gold medal – first place 2015 Brisbane singles
Silver medal – second place 2017 Sydney singles
World Cup Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Warilla singles
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Silver medal – second place 2015 Christchurch pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Christchurch fours
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2007 Khorat pairs
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kuala Lumpur singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Philippines pairs
Asian Lawn Bowls Championship
Gold medal – first place 2012 Kuala Lumpur singles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Kuala Lumpur pairs
Gold medal – first place 2018 Xinxiang pairs

Sgt. Emma Firyana Saroji AKS (born 21 October 1986) is a Malaysian lawn bowler.

Biography

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World Championships

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In 2020, she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[1]

Commonwealth Games

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Emma competed in both the women's triples and women's fours events at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. She failed to qualify from the group stages in the women's triples event but won a silver medal in the women's fours[2][3]

In 2018, she was selected as part of the Malaysian team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland[4] where she claimed a gold medal in the Pairs with Siti Zalina Ahmad.[5]

In 2022, she competed in the women's pairs and the Women's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[6]

Other events

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In 2015 she won the World Singles Champion of Champions in Brisbane, defeating Nicolene Neal in the final.[7]

She also won two medals at the 2015 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in Christchurch[8] and has won three gold medals in the Lawn bowls at the Southeast Asian Games.

Awards and accolades

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References

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  1. ^ "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES". Bowls Australia.
  2. ^ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Malaysia settle for lawn bowl silver in women's fours". The Star Online. 27 July 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Profile". GC 2018.
  5. ^ "Pairs results". CG2018. Archived from the original on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  7. ^ "2015 World Champion of Champions – Results of Play on Day 7". World Bowls.com.
  8. ^ "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Sultan Selangor kurnia darjah kebesaran pada 114 penerima". Malaysia Kini. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
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