Julie Keegan is a female Australian international

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player.

Bowls career

In 2008, she won the

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in the fours and

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in the triples at the 2008 World Championships. Two years later she won a silver medal at the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...

in the Women's triples event. In addition she has won three medals at Asia Pacific Championships. In 2007 a triples silver and fours bronze and in 2009 a triples silver. Keegan had played in over 100 test matches for Australia. Keegan has won the

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pairs title twice, twice (with

Kelsey Cottrell Kelsey May Cottrell (born 31 May 1990) is an Australian international lawn bowler. Bowls career World Championships Outdoor Cottrell won three medals at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch, New Zealand. Four years late ...

) in 2009 and 2010. In 2019 she won the

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pairs with

Katelyn Inch Katelyn Inch (born 19 August 1995) is a New Zealand international lawn bowler. Bowls career World Championships Inch was born in Rangiora and brought up in Oxford, New Zealand. She made her debut for New Zealand in 2015 and won a bronze medal ...

Awards

In 2011 she was one of two finalists for Bowls Australia’s female bowler of the year, and in 2010 she was nominated for Hyundai Queensland Sportswoman of the year award.

Personal life

Keegan is married with two children and lives on the Gold Coast in

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Keegan, Julie 1964 births Living people Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Bowls players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Australian female bowls players People from the Sunshine Coast, Queensland Sportswomen from Queensland Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Bowls World Champions 21st-century Australian women Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games