Ann-Maree Putney

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Ann-Maree Putney
Sport
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Sport Bowling
Achievements and titles
World finals
Medal record
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Women's Bowling
World Tenpin Bowling Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1999 United Arab Emirates Masters
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2013 NevadaDoubles
Women's Bowling World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2007 Mexico Singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2007 Mexico All Events
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2009 Las VegasDoubles
World Team Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2003 DenmarkTeam
Commonwealth Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2002 Scotland Doubles [1]
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2002 Scotland Masters
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2002 Scotland Mixed
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2002 Scotland Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2002 Scotland All Events
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2005 Cyprus Singles [2]
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2005 Cyprus All Events
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2005 Cyprus Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2006 Melbourne Singles [3]
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2006 Melbourne All Events
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2006 Melbourne Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2013 New Zealand Doubles

Ann-Maree Putney of New South Wales is a female Australian two-time World Champion ten-pin bowler. In 2009, she was elected to the World Bowling Writers International Bowling Hall of Fame. She competed for Australia for 26 years, winning a total of 30 medals in international competitions such as the World, Asian, and Commonwealth Championships. In 2019, she was inducted into the Tenpin Bowling Australia (TBA) Hall of Fame as well as the Hunter Region Sporting Hall of Fame. Her career spanned 34 years. [4] [5]

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Putney earned her first world title in the 1999 World Championships Masters crown in Abu Dhabi then the QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup in 2007 in St. Petersburg, Russia. [6] She also won bronze in the women's doubles world championships in Nevada in 2014 with Carol Gianotti. [7]

Achievements

World Championships

Asian Championships

Commonwealth Championships

QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup Results

National Titles

Recognition

Australian Team Representative Honors

Achievements for the sport of tenpin bowling

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References

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  2. "Commonwealth Championships 2005". ETBF's Medal History. European Tenpin Bowling Federation. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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