Leanne Chinery
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Leanne Marie Chinery |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | 24 November 1981 Chilliwack, British Columbia |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Lawn bowls |
Leanne Marie Chinery[1] (born 24 November 1981) is a Canadian international lawn bowler.[2]
Bowls career
[edit]She was born in Chilliwack, British Columbia and represented Canada at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[3]
She was selected as part of the Canadian team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland where she reached the semi-finals of the fours with Joanna Cooper, Pricilla Westlake and Jackie Foster.[4]
Chinery won a triples bronze medal at the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the Gold Coast, Queensland.[5][6]
In 2020, she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia[7] but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2022, she competed in the women's triples and the Women's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[2]
In 2024, Chinery won the Australian Open fours title with Louise Cronan, Emma Boyd and Kelly McKerihen.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Her partner is fellow bowls international Tony Grantham of New Zealand.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lawn Bowls Athlete and Team Biographies". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Profile". GC 2018.
- ^ "Results Portal". Bowls Australia.
- ^ "Asia Pacific Championships – Gold Coast, Australia – Day 10". World Bowls.
- ^ "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES". Bowls Australia.
- ^ "Day 13 recap". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "Bowls: Grantham taking no chances now". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
External links
[edit]- Leanne Chinery at Bowls Canada
- Leanne Chinery at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Leanne Chinery at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Leanne Chinery at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Leanne Chinery at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Leanne Chinery at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Canadian female bowls players
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada
- Bowls players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- 21st-century Canadian sportswomen