Leanne Chinery

Leanne Marie Chinery[1] (born 24 November 1981) is a Canadian international lawn bowler.[2]

Leanne Chinery
Personal information
Full nameLeanne Marie Chinery
NationalityCanadian
Born (1981-11-24) 24 November 1981
Chilliwack, British Columbia
Sport
SportLawn bowls

Bowls career

Commonwealth Games

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]

In 2022, she competed in the women's triples and the Women's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[2]

Asia Pacific

Chinery won a triples bronze medal at the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the Gold Coast, Queensland.[5][6]

World Championships

In 2020 she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[7]

Personal life

Her partner is fellow bowls international Tony Grantham of New Zealand.[8]

References

  1. "Lawn Bowls Athlete and Team Biographies". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  2. "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. "Profile". GC 2018.
  5. "Results Portal". Bowls Australia.
  6. "Asia Pacific Championships – Gold Coast, Australia – Day 10". World Bowls.
  7. "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES". Bowls Australia.
  8. "Bowls: Grantham taking no chances now". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
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