Connie-Leigh Rixon
{{Short description|Maltese international lawn bowler}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
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| name = Connie-Leigh Rixon
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| caption = Rixon at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
| nationality = Maltese / Australian
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|05|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Nambour, Queensland, Australia
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| sport = Lawn bowls
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| highestranking = 27 (June 2024)
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{{MedalCompetition | World Outdoor Championships}}
{{MedalSilver | 2023 Gold Coast | pairs}}
{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}
{{MedalBronze | 2018 Gold Coast|fours}}
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Connie-Leigh Rixon (born 12 May 1997) is a Maltese international lawn bowler.{{cite web|url=https://lovinmalta.com/news/news-sport/meet-the-25-maltese-athletes-chosen-to-represent-the-country-at-this-years-commonwealth-games|title=Meet The Athletes Chosen To Represent Malta At This Year's Commonwealth Games|date=5 April 2018 |publisher=Lovin Malta}}
Biography
She was born in Nambour, Queensland, Australia and was selected as part of the Maltese team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland,{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/lawn-bowls/athlete-profile-n6012898-connie-leigh-rixon.htm|title=Profile|publisher=GC 2018}} where she claimed a bronze medal in the Fours with Rebecca Rixon (her sister), Rosemaree Rixon (her mother) and Sharon Callus.{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/lawn-bowls/result-women-s-fours-fnl-000200-.htm|title=Bronze Medal Match|publisher=CG2018}}
In 2020, she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://www.bowls.com.au/2020-world-bowls-championships-competing-countries/|title=2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES|date=12 February 2020 |publisher=Bowls Australia}}
In 2022, she competed in the women's pairs and the Women's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.{{cite web|url=https://bowlsinternational.keypublishing.com/malta-representatives-named-for-b2022-commonwealth-games/|title=Malta Representatives Named For B2022 Commonwealth Games|date=29 April 2022 |publisher=Bowls International|access-date=29 April 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/athlete-details/45343|title=Official Games profile|publisher=2022 Commonwealth Games|access-date=4 August 2022}}
In 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent Malta at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.{{cite web |url=https://bowlsinternational.keypublishing.com/competitors-confirmed-world-bowls-outdoor-championships/ |title=COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023 |website=Bowls International |date=5 June 2023 |access-date=2 September 2023}} She participated in the women's pairs and the women's fours events.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldbowls.com/events-list/ |title=Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia |publisher=World Bowls |access-date=2 September 2023 |archive-date=19 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519080851/https://www.worldbowls.com/events-list/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=https://world2023.bowls.com.au/event-info/schedule/ |title=SCHEDULE & DRAWS |publisher=Bowls Australia |access-date=2 September 2023}} In the pairs partnering her sister, she reached the final against Malaysia, where she won the silver medal after losing 15–11.