Leanne Marie Chinery[1] (born 24 November 1981) is a Canadian international lawn bowler.[2]

Leanne Chinery
Personal information
Birth nameLeanne Marie Chinery
NationalityCanadian
Born (1981-11-24) 24 November 1981 (age 42)
Chilliwack, British Columbia
Sport
SportLawn bowls

Bowls career

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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

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Her partner is fellow bowls international Tony Grantham of New Zealand.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Lawn Bowls Athlete and Team Biographies". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ^ "Profile". GC 2018.
  5. ^ "Results Portal". Bowls Australia.
  6. ^ "Asia Pacific Championships – Gold Coast, Australia – Day 10". World Bowls.
  7. ^ "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES". Bowls Australia.
  8. ^ "Day 13 recap". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Bowls: Grantham taking no chances now". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
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