Lynsey Clarke

Lynsey Clarke
Personal information
Birth nameLynsey Reeve Armitage
NationalityAustralian
Born (1983-12-06) 6 December 1983 (age 41)
Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England
Sport
ClubTweed Heads BC
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking4 (June 2024)[1]
Medal record
Women's Lawn bowls
Representing  Australia
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Christchurch Women's fours
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Christchurch Women's pairs
Gold medal – first place 2008 Christchurch Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2012 Adelaide Women's triples
Gold medal – first place 2012 Adelaide Women's team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Gold Coast triples
Silver medal – second place 2023 Gold Coast fours
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Victoria Women's pairs
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow Women's triples
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Brisbane fours
Gold medal – first place 2005 Melbourne pairs
Gold medal – first place 2007 Christchurch pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Christchurch fours
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Kuala Lumpur pairs
Gold medal – first place 2011 Adelaide triples
Silver medal – second place 2011 Adelaide fours
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gold Coast pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Gold Coast fours

Lynsey Reeve Clarke (née Armitage, born 6 December 1983 in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England) is an Australian lawn bowler.[2]

Bowls career

World Championship

In 2008, she won a gold in the fours and team event and a bronze medal in the pairs at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. The success continued in the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship winning another gold medal in the triples and team events.

In 2020, she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] In 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent Australia at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[4] She participated in the women's triples and the women's fours events.[5][6] In the fours, her team won the silver medal after losing to England in the final. One week later in the triples (partnering Kelsey Cottrell and Dawn Hayman), the team won the group undefeated and reached the final against New Zealand, going on to win the gold medal.

Commonwealth Games

She competed in the 2006 Commonwealth Games Pairs competition with Karen Murphy and won the gold medal. In 2014 under her married name of Clarke she competed in the Women's triples at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a silver medal.[7]

In 2022, she competed in the women's triples and the Women's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[8]

Asia Pacific

Clarke has won nine medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships (two of which were in her maiden name of Armitage). The medal haul includes four gold medals, the latest at the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the Gold Coast, Queensland.[9][10]

National

In 2017 she won the pairs and fours titles at the Australian National Bowls Championships and in 2021, she won her 8th & 9th Australian Open crown, this time in the pairs and fours.[11] In 2022, she won her 10th title at the Australian Open.[12]

In 2023, Clarke won the Australian National Bowls Championships pairs title with Claire Turley.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Female rankings". World Bowls Series. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Lynsey Clarke". Bowls Australia. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  3. ^ "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: JACKAROOS TEAM CONFIRMED". Bowls Australia. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  4. ^ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  6. ^ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Lynsey Clarke biography". glasgow2014.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  9. ^ "Results Portal". sportstg.com. Bowls Australia. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Asia Pacific Championships – Gold Coast, Australia – Day 10". worldbowls.com. World Bowls. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  11. ^ "Honour Roll". australianopen.bowls.com.au. Bowls Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2021.[permanent dead link‍]
  12. ^ "2022 AUSTRALIAN OPEN: DAY 13 WRAP". australianopen.bowls.com.au. Bowls Australia. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Day 12 recap". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 28 June 2024.