Chris Le Lievre (born 1985) is a New Zealand international

lawn bowler Bowls, also known as lawn bowls or lawn bowling, is a sport in which the objective is to roll biased balls so that they stop close to a smaller ball called a "jack" or "kitty". It is played on a bowling green, which may be flat (for "flat-gre ...

Career

In 2009, Le Lievre was selected for the New Zealand under-25 side to face Australia in the Trans-Tasman Test Series. He has won two gold medals in the fours (2008) and pairs (2011) at the

New Zealand National Bowls Championships The New Zealand National Bowls Championships is organised by Bowls New Zealand. Bowls was introduced in New Zealand in 1861 but the first national championships were not held until 1914. Men's singles champions Men's pairs champions Men's fou ...

. In 2022, Le Lievre was a reserve for the

2022 Commonwealth Games The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations that took place in Birmingham, England bet ...

in Birmingham. In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent New Zealand at the

2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship 3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societie ...

. He participated in the men's triples and the men's fours events. In the fours partnering

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and

Sheldon Bagrie-Howley Sheldon Bagrie-Howley (born 13 February 1995) is a New Zealand international lawn bowler. Career Bagrie-Howley won the gold medal in the singles at the 2023 New Zealand National Bowls Championships. In 2023, he was selected as part of the team ...

, the team won their group before securing a bronze medal, losing to Scotland in the semi final.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Le Lievre, Chris 1985 births Living people New Zealand male bowls players Place of birth missing (living people)