Leanne Chinery | |
Birth Name: | Leanne Marie Chinery |
Nationality: | Canadian |
Birth Date: | 24 November 1981 |
Birth Place: | Chilliwack, British Columbia |
Sport: | Lawn bowls |
Leanne Marie Chinery[1] (born 24 November 1981) is a Canadian international lawn bowler.[2]
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]
Her partner is fellow bowls international Tony Grantham of New Zealand.[9]