Lynsey Clarke Explained

Lynsey Clarke
Birth Name:Lynsey Reeve Armitage
Nationality:Australian
Birth Date:6 December 1983
Birth Place:Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England
Club:Tweed Heads BC
Highestranking:4 (June 2024)[1]

Lynsey Reeve Clarke (née Armitage, born 6 December 1983 in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England) is an Australian lawn bowler.[2]

Bowls career

World Championship

In 2008, she won a gold in the fours and team event and a bronze medal in the pairs at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. The success continued in the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship winning another gold medal in the triples and team events.

In 2020, she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] In 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent Australia at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[4] She participated in the women's triples and the women's fours events.[5] [6] In the fours, her team won the silver medal after losing to England in the final. One week later in the triples (partnering Kelsey Cottrell and Dawn Hayman), the team won the group undefeated and reached the final against New Zealand, going on to win the gold medal.

Commonwealth Games

She competed in the 2006 Commonwealth Games Pairs competition with Karen Murphy and won the gold medal. In 2014 under her married name of Clarke she competed in the Women's triples at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a silver medal.[7]

In 2022, she competed in the women's triples and the Women's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[8]

Asia Pacific

Clarke has won nine medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships (two of which were in her maiden name of Armitage). The medal haul includes four gold medals, the latest at the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the Gold Coast, Queensland.[9] [10]

National

In 2017 she won the pairs and fours titles at the Australian National Bowls Championships and in 2021, she won her 8th & 9th Australian Open crown, this time in the pairs and fours.[11] In 2022, she won her 10th title at the Australian Open.[12]

In 2023, Clarke won the Australian National Bowls Championships pairs title with Claire Turley.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Female rankings . World Bowls Series . 28 June 2024.
  2. Web site: Lynsey Clarke . Bowls Australia . 24 October 2016 . 24 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161024232052/http://www.bowlsaustralia.com.au/Aus-Squads/Australian-Jackaroos/Lynsey-Clarke . dead.
  3. Web site: 2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: JACKAROOS TEAM CONFIRMED . Bowls Australia . 10 February 2020 . 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Web site: Lynsey Clarke biography . glasgow2014.com . 14 September 2014 . 14 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140914222903/http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/squash/1030448/lynsey_clarke.html . dead.
  8. 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/51178 . live.
  9. Web site: Results Portal . sportstg.com . Bowls Australia . 29 June 2019 . 4 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201204011228/https://sportsdesq.sportstg.com/portal/index.cfm?fuseaction=main&orgId=16084 . live.
  10. Web site: Asia Pacific Championships – Gold Coast, Australia – Day 10 . worldbowls.com . World Bowls . 29 June 2019 . 29 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190629095340/http://www.worldbowls.com/2019/06/28/asia-pacific-championships-gold-coast-australia-day-10/ . live.
  11. Web site: Honour Roll . australianopen.bowls.com.au . Bowls Australia . 26 July 2021.
  12. Web site: 2022 AUSTRALIAN OPEN: DAY 13 WRAP . australianopen.bowls.com.au . Bowls Australia . 18 May 2023 . 18 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230518120436/https://australianopen.bowls.com.au/2022/06/23/2022-australian-open-day-13-wrap/ . live.
  13. Web site: Day 12 recap . Bowls Australia . 28 June 2024.

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