Kristina Krstic (born 15 June 1994) is an Australian international

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. She represented Australia at the

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, where she won a gold medal in the pairs.

Personal life

Krstic attended Mount Lawley Senior High School from 2007 to 2011.

Bowls career

Krstic, a chiropractor, started bowling at age 10 and won multiple titles at the junior level. She came to prominence after winning the silver medal in the pairs with Karen Murphy at the 2015 Hong Kong International Bowls Classic. She has won four

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medals and four Australian open medals. In 2022, Krstic competed in the women's pairs and the women's fours at the

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. In the pairs even, with Ellen Ryan, she won the gold medal, defeating England in a tie break final that went down to the last shot of the game. In 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent Australia at the

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. She participated in the women's pairs and the women's fours events. In the fours, her team won the silver medal after losing to England in the final.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Krstic, Kristina 1994 births Living people Australian female bowls players 21st-century Australian women 21st-century Australian people 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 Place of birth missing (living people)