Debbie Wilford

Deborah Ann Wilford, born in 1961, is a New Zealand born lawn bowler who competes internationally for the Norfolk Islands. She represented the Norfolk Islands at the Commonwealth Games, appearing in the women's pairs at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. She also won two medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, a regional tournament that brings together the national bowls associations of the Pacific rim. Her career illustrates how lawn bowls, with its long history in the British Commonwealth, allows athletes from very small territories to compete at major multi sport games alongside much larger nations.