Ellen Ryan (born 23 March 1997) is a female Australian international lawn and indoor bowler.

Bowls career

Ryan made her international debut during the 2017 Australia v England Test Series and won the Australian Open singles and pairs gold medal in 2017. She was the first person to hold both the indoor and outdoor world under-25 singles titles simultaneously. In 2018, Ryan won the

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pairs title with Natasha Scott. The following year in 2019, she won the

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fours. In 2020, Ryan was selected for the

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in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the

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. In 2022, Ryan competed in the women's singles and the women's pairs at the

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in Birmingham. In the singles event, Ryan won the gold medal, defeating Lucy Beere in the final by 21 shots to 17. In the pairs with Kristina Krstic, she secured the double gold. In 2023, she was selected again as part of the team to represent Australia at the

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. She participated in the women's singles and the women's pairs events. In the singles, Ryan won her group undefeated before reacing the semi final where she lost to

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Awards

Ryan was awarded the 2017 Young Player of the Year by the World Bowls Tour.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ryan, Ellen 1997 births Living people Australian female bowls players 21st-century Australian women Bowls players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Goulburn Sportswomen from New South Wales