Leanne Chinery Explained

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]

Bowls career

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

Her partner is fellow bowls international Tony Grantham of New Zealand.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lawn Bowls Athlete and Team Biographies . . 10 November 2022.
  2. Web site: Official Games profile. 2022 Commonwealth Games. 4 August 2022.
  3. Web site: Athletes and results. Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. Web site: Profile. GC 2018.
  5. Web site: Results Portal. Bowls Australia.
  6. Web site: Asia Pacific Championships – Gold Coast, Australia – Day 10. World Bowls.
  7. Web site: 2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES. Bowls Australia.
  8. Web site: Day 13 recap . Bowls Australia . 28 June 2024.
  9. Web site: Bowls: Grantham taking no chances now. Otago Daily Times. 8 January 2021.