Leeane Poulson (born 1962) is a horse racing trainer and 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

Poulson won the gold medal in the fours at the 2018

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. In 2022, Poulson was named as 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 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent New Zealand at the

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. She participated in the women's triples and the women's fours events. In the fours, her team won the bronze medal. One week later in the triples (partnering

Tayla Bruce Tayla Bruce (born 22 February 1995) is a New Zealand international lawn bowls player. Bowls career Born in Christchurch in 1995, Bruce plays for the Burnside Bowling Club. She won the 2017 national women's fours title, in a team with Jo Edward ...

and

Val Smith Valerie Christine Smith (born 29 July 1965) is an international bowls, lawn bowler from New Zealand. Bowls career World Championships Smith won a bronze medal at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Leamington Spa before winning three ...

), the team won the group undefeated before winning a tense quarter final against Malaysia and a semi final against Canada. In the final they met Australia, losing 16–9 but claiming the silver medal.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Poulson, Leeane 1962 births Living people New Zealand female bowls players Place of birth missing (living people)