Maraia Lum On
{{short description|Fijian lawn bowler}}
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{{MedalCompetition|World Outdoor Championships}}
{{MedalSilver| 1981 Toronto|pairs}}
{{MedalSilver| 1985 Melbourne|singles}}
{{MedalSilver| 1985 Melbourne|pairs}}
{{MedalCompetition | Asia Pacific Bowls Championships }}
{{MedalGold|1987 Lae|pairs}}
{{MedalGold|1989 Suva|pairs}}
{{MedalSilver|1989 Suva|singles}}
{{MedalSilver|1991 Kowloon|pairs}}
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Maraia Lum On is a former international lawn bowls competitor for Fiji.{{cite book|last=Newby|first=Donald|title=Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91|year=1990|publisher=Telegraph Publications|isbn=0-330-31664-8}}
Bowls career
Lum On started bowling in 1976 and was the 1982 Fiji Sportswoman of the Year.{{cite book|last=World Bowls Committee|title=5th Women's World Bowls Souvenir Programme, page 26|year=1985|publisher=World Bowls Committee}} She had been inducted into the Fiji Sports Hall of Fame and in 1986 was the joint flag bearer for Fiji at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.{{cite web|url=http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=2-3653-0-0-0&sID=35815&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=600343|title=2006 Maraia Lum On - Women's Lawn Bowls|publisher=Sports TG}}
Lum On won the pairs silver medal with Willow Fong at the 1981 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Toronto, Canada and four years later won the singles and pairs silver medal at the 1985 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne, Australia.{{cite web|url=https://bowlstawa.nz/titles/players/titles/2694|title=Profile|publisher=Bowls Tawa}}
She won four medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships including two gold medals in the 1987 pairs, in Lae, Papua New Guinea and the 1989 pairs in Suva, Fiji.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldbowls.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ASIA-PACIFIC-RECORD.pdf|title=Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners|website=World Bowls|access-date=31 May 2021}}
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Category:Date of birth unknown
Category:Fijian female bowls players
Category:Bowls players at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
Category:Bowls players at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Fiji