Lee Schraner Explained

Lee Schraner
Birth Date:31 January 1982
Birth Place:Prahran, Victoria, Australia
Yearsactive:1994 - present
Sport:Lawn Bowls
Club:Raymond Terrace Bowling Club

Lee James Schraner (born 1982) is a lawn bowls World Singles Champion of Champions gold and dual bronze medalist.[1] He became the number one ranked bowler in Australia in October 2018 and held the ranking until June 2019.[2]

Bowls career

Schraner began bowls in 1994 at Mount Cottrell Bowling Club, located on the outskirts of Melton, Victoria.[3] He won the 2019 World Singles Champion of Champions, beating Tony Cheung in the final.[4]

Australian representation

Schraner represented Australia at Under 25 level and Open Men's Level on numerous occasions, but yielded only one official cap for his Country. He became the 132nd male to represent Australia in Lawn Bowls when he led in the pairs for Mark Jacobsen against England, in the "Battle on the Border" at Moama Bowling Club in February 2010.

Schraner was omitted from the Australian Squad that same year, prior to the Delhi Commonwealth Games. In July 2018 he was named in the Australian Jackaroos Emerging Squad (the tier below the Open squad), but after just one year, he was omitted in June 2019.

At age 37, he retired from official National duties stating "It is a great thing to chase your dreams but life is too short to chase them forever", clearly related to his lack of opportunity at the highest level.[5]

Championships - National and State

Schraner is the only player in history, male or female, to have won the Australian Champion of Champions Singles Gold Medal four times.[6] These victories came in 2017 in Darwin, 2018 in Hobart, 2022 (for the 2021 event) on the Gold Coast and 2023 in Perth. He won the Australian Open Pairs in 2011,[7] the Australian Fours Gold Medal in 2019[8] and the Australian Pairs Gold Medal in 2020.[9]

Published Author

Published Stories & Books released by Lee Schraner!Title!Year!Comments
Nothing to Prove[10] 2024Autobiography
In the Zone - Developing Mental Toughness in Lawn Bowls[11] 2014Non-fiction and educational
In the Zone II - Secrets of a World Champ[12] 2020Non-fiction and educational

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Star recruit Lee Schraner settling in with new club Bendigo East. 9 November 2018 . Bendigo Advertiser.
  2. Web site: Latest National Rankings for October released. 2018-10-31. Bowls Australia. en-AU. 2020-01-05.
  3. Web site: Mt Cottrell Bowls Club. www.facebook.com. en. 2020-01-05.
  4. Web site: World Singles Champion of Champions, Adelaide Bowling Club, South Australia. World Bowls.
  5. Web site: Schraner calls time on Jackaroos career. 2019-07-03. Bowls Australia. en-AU. 2020-01-05.
  6. Web site: 2022-04-24 . Krizanic, Schraner claim 2021 Australian Champion of Champions title . 2022-05-22 . Bowls Australia . en-AU.
  7. Web site: Honour roll . 2022-05-22 . Australian Open . en-AU.
  8. Web site: 2019-12-04 . 2019 Australian Championships: Nail-biters aplenty in Fours titles . 2022-05-22 . Bowls Australia . en-AU.
  9. Web site: 2021-05-25 . Victoria & NSW share pairs honours at Aus Champs . 2022-05-22 . Bowls Australia . en-AU.
  10. Web site: Nothing to Prove - The Autobiography of Lee James Schraner. Amazon.
  11. Web site: In the Zone - Developing Mental Toughness in Lawn Bowls. Amazon.
  12. Book: Schraner, Lee J.. In the Zone II: Secrets of a World Champ.

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