Anne Nunes (born 30 May 1969) is a United States lawn bowls international.

Bowls career

In 2001, Nunes won a pairs bronze medal at the

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, 14 years later she won a second medal at the Championships winning a fours

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in Christchurch, New Zealand. Nunes competed at the

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in Christchurch and four years later in 2020, was selected for the

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in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2023, she was selected again as part of the team to represent the USA at the

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. She participated in the women's singles and the women's pairs events. Shortly after the World Championships and still on the Gold Coast, Nunes was a surprise winner of the

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title to become the first US winner of the event. She defeated Guernsey's

Lucy Beere Lucy Kate Beere (born 7 July 1982) is a Guernsey international lawn and indoor bowler. Bowls career Outdoors She has represented Guernsey at four Commonwealth Games; competing in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, the 2014 Commonwealth Ga ...

in the final, 5–2, 3–4, 6–3. In late 2023, she won her sixth singles title at the United States National Bowls Championships.

Personal life

Nunes in an engineer by trade.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nunes, Anne Living people American female bowls players 1969 births 21st-century American women