Corey Wedlock
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Born | 15 June 1996 [1] |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Bowls |
| Club | Warilla BC (outdoors) |
| Achievements and titles | |
Highest world ranking | 2 (June 2024)[2] |
Corey Wedlock (born 15 June 1996) is an international Australian lawn and indoor bowler.[1] He reached a career high ranking of world number 2 in June 2024.[3]
Bowls career
[edit]Corey made his international debut in 2017 and has twice won the pairs with Nathan Pedersen at the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic in 2015 and 2016.[4]
In 2020, he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
In 2021, Wedlock won the delayed triples title with Gary Kelly and Brendan Aquilina at the delayed Australian National Bowls Championships.[6] The following day he also won the fours title with Aquilina, Jamie Turner and Aaron Teys.[7]
In 2022, he competed in the men's pairs and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[8]
In 2023, he won his first Australian Open[9] and then was selected as part of the team to represent Australia at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[10] He participated in the men's triples and the men's fours events.[11][12] In the triples with Aron Sherriff and Carl Healey, they won the gold medal. In the fours partnering Aaron Teys, Healey and Sherriff the team won their group before reaching the final against Scotland, where he won a second gold medal winning 12–10 to complete a very successful championships.
In October 2023, Wedlock won the National pairs title with Gary Kelly[13] and in 2025, he won the Australian Open pairs title with Kelly.[14]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "profile". Bowls Australia.
- ↑ "Male rankings". World Bowls Series. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ↑ "Male rankings". World Bowls Series. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ↑ "HK Classic winners Men Pairs". HKLBA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ↑ "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: JACKAROOS TEAM CONFIRMED". Bowls Australia. 10 February 2020.
- ↑ "NEW SOUTH WALES DOMINATE TRIPLES AT AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". Bowls Australia. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ↑ "NSW & QLD CLAIM FOURS HONOURS". Bowls Australia. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ↑ "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ↑ "Honour Roll". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ↑ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ↑ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ↑ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ↑ "Day 12 recap". Bowls Australia. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ↑ "Day 13 wrap". Bowls Australia. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 17 August 2025.