Ellen Fife Explained

Ellen Fife (née Ellen Ryan)
Nationality:Australian
Birth Date:23 March 1997
Birth Place:Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Birth Name:Ellen Ryan
Sport:Lawn and indoor bowls
Club:Cabramatta Bowling Club
Highestranking:3 (August 2024)[1]

Ellen Fife (née Ryan) (born 23 March 1997) is an Australian international lawn and indoor bowler.[2]

Bowls career

Ryan made her international debut during the 2017 Australia v England Test Series and won the Australian Open singles and pairs gold medal in 2017. She was the first person to hold both the indoor and outdoor world under-25 singles titles simultaneously.[3]

In 2018, Ryan won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic pairs title with Natasha Scott.[4] The following year in 2019, she won the Australian National Bowls Championships fours.[5]

In 2020, Ryan was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

In 2022, Ryan competed in the women's singles and the women's pairs at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[7] In the singles event, Ryan won the gold medal, defeating Lucy Beere in the final by 21 shots to 17.[8] In the pairs with Kristina Krstic, she secured the double gold.[9]

In 2023, she was selected again as part of the team to represent Australia at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[10] She participated in the women's singles and the women's pairs events.[11] [12] In the singles, Ryan won her group undefeated before reacing the semi final where she lost to Tayla Bruce. Later in October 2023, Ryan won the Australian National Bowls Championships fours title with Jamie-Lee Worsnop, Ellen Falkner and Karen Murphy[13]

In 2024, playing under her married name of Ellen Fife, she won the Australian Open pairs with Krstic, it was Fife's fourth Australian Open title.[14]

Awards

Ryan was awarded the 2017 Young Player of the Year by the World Bowls Tour.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Female rankings . World Bowls Series . 28 June 2024.
  2. Web site: Profile . Bowls Australia . 4 January 2018 . 24 June 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170624202514/http://bowls.com.au/Aus-Squads/Australian-Jackaroos/Ellen-Ryan . dead.
  3. Web site: Ellen Ryan claims World Under-25 Indoor title . Lawnbowls.com . 4 January 2018 . 21 April 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170421053419/https://www.lawnbowls.com/ellen-ryan-claims-world-under-25-indoor-title/ . live.
  4. Web site: HONG KONG GOLD FOR BEN TWIST AND AUSSIE PAIR . Bowls Australia . 10 June 2021 . 10 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210610093036/https://www.bowls.com.au/hong-kong-gold-for-ben-twist-and-aussie-pair/ . live.
  5. Web site: RESULTS FROM THE 2019 AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS . Women's Bowls NSW . 28 December 2019 . 28 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191228175025/http://www.womensbowlsnsw.org/2019/12/09/results-from-the-2019-australian-championships/ . live.
  6. Web site: 2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: JACKAROOS TEAM CONFIRMED . Bowls Australia . 20 February 2020 . 20 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200220211004/https://www.bowls.com.au/2020-world-bowls-championships-jackaroos-team-confirmed/ . live.
  7. Web site: Official Games profile . 2022 Commonwealth Games . 4 August 2022 . 1 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220801215841/https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/athlete-details/51188 . live.
  8. Web site: Ryan's express fightback wins Commonwealth Games lawn bowls gold for Australia . Inside the Games . 5 August 2022 . 5 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220805093017/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1126489/bowls-gold-ryan-commonwealth-games . live.
  9. Web site: RYAN, KRSTIC CLAIM PAIRS GOLD WITH DRAMATIC EXTRA END WIN . Commonwealth Games Australia . 6 August 2022 . 6 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220806152729/https://commonwealthgames.com.au/ryan-krstic-claim-pairs-gold-with-dramatic-final-bowl-win/ . live.
  10. Web site: COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023 . Bowls International . 5 June 2023 . 2 September 2023 . 11 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230811144331/https://bowlsinternational.keypublishing.com/competitors-confirmed-world-bowls-outdoor-championships/ . live.
  11. Web site: Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia . World Bowls . 2 September 2023 . 19 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230519080851/https://www.worldbowls.com/events-list/ . dead.
  12. Web site: SCHEDULE & DRAWS . Bowls Australia . 2 September 2023 . 11 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230811144518/https://world2023.bowls.com.au/event-info/schedule/ . live.
  13. Web site: Day 13 recap . Bowls Australia . 28 June 2024.
  14. Web site: Day 14 recap . Bowls Australia . 28 June 2024.
  15. Web site: WBT AWARDS NIGHT 2018 . World Bowls Tour . 19 January 2018 . 19 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180119235309/https://worldbowlstour.tv/wbt-awards-night/ . live.