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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | Leanne Marie Chinery 24 November 1981 |
| 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. Archived from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- 1 2 "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 30 June 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ↑ "Profile". GC 2018. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ↑ "Results Portal". Bowls Australia. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ↑ "Asia Pacific Championships – Gold Coast, Australia – Day 10". World Bowls. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ↑ "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES". Bowls Australia. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ↑ "Day 13 recap". Bowls Australia. Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ↑ "Bowls: Grantham taking no chances now". Otago Daily Times. Archived from the original on 16 April 2019. 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
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- 1981 births
- Living people
- Canadian female bowls players
- Commonwealth Games bowls players 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
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