Anne Nunes

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Anne Nunes
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
BornMay 30, 1969 (1969-05-30) (age 55)
Sport
ClubNewport Harbor LBC
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking40 (August 2024)
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Singles Champion of Champions
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Wellingtonsingles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Gold Coastsingles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Aucklandsingles
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2001 Melbournepairs
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Christchurchfours
National Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2003 singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2015 singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017 singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023 singles

Anne Nunes (born 30 May 1969) is a United States lawn bowls international, [1] who is a former world champion and six-times national champion.

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Bowls career

In 2001, Nunes won a pairs bronze medal at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, 14 years later she won a second medal at the Championships winning a fours silver medal in Christchurch, New Zealand. [2]

Nunes competed at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch and four years later in 2020, 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 again as part of the team to represent the USA at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. [4] She participated in the women's singles and the women's pairs events. [5] [6]

Shortly after the World Championships and still on the Gold Coast, Nunes was a surprise winner of the World Singles Champion of Champions title to become the first US winner of the event. She defeated Guernsey's Lucy Beere in the final, 5–2, 3–4, 6–3. [7]

In late 2023, she won her sixth singles title at the United States National Bowls Championships. [8] In 2024, Nunes narrowly failed to become the first bowler to retain the World Singles Champion of Champions title, after reaching the final she lost out to Milika Nathan. [9] [10]

Personal life

Nunes in an engineer by trade. [11]

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References

  1. "Profile". Bowls USA.
  2. "2001 Asia Pacific Championships" (PDF). Bowls USA.
  3. "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES". Bowls Australia. 12 February 2020.
  4. "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  5. "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  6. "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  7. "Results". World Bowls Match Center. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  8. "2023 National Championships Final Results". Bowls USA. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  9. "Tongan bowler named World Champion". Matangi Tonga. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  10. "Auckland teacher Milika Nathan wins World Bowls Champion of Champions women's singles title for Tonga". RNZ. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  11. "A sport with no sweat". The Orange County Register. 14 October 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2023.