Kylie Whitehead Explained

Kylie Whitehead
Sport:Bowls
Club:Wodonga BC

Kylie Whitehead (born 1994) is a female international Australian lawn bowler.[1]

Whitehead is of English and Walpiri background.[2] She was raised in Chiltern in north-east Victoria by her father's parents.[3]

Whitehead is a physiotherapist and studied physiotherapy at Charles Sturt University.[4]

Bowls career

Whitehead began playing bowls in 2010 at Wodonga Bowls Club alongside her grandfather.

Whitehead won the 2019 World Singles Champion of Champions beating Debbie White in the final.[5] She was the 2017 Australian National Bowls Championships singles winner and has played over 100 state matches for Victoria.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Q&A WITH WODONGA BOWLING CLUB’S KYLIE WHITEHEAD. Bowls Victoria.
  2. Web site: Kylie Whitehead on Acknowledging Country . Bowls South Australia . 13 January 2021.
  3. News: Smith . Georgia . Kylie Whitehead opens up about what led to her becoming a bowls world champion . 13 January 2021 . Border Mail . 9 November 2019.
  4. Web site: Our staff . Albury Wodonga Aboriginal Health Service . 13 January 2021.
  5. Web site: World Singles Champion of Champions, Adelaide Bowling Club, South Australia. World Bowls.