Carl Healey

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Carl Healey
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1987-03-29) 29 March 1987 (age 37)
Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Sport
ClubCabramatta BC
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking6 (August 2024) [1]
Medal record
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Gold Coast triples
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Gold Coast fours
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham triples

Carl Healey (born 29 March 1987) is an Australian international lawn bowler. He has represented Australia at the Commonwealth Games and won a silver medal. [2] [3]

Bowls career

He started bowling in 2000 and won the Australian Open fours in 2008 and pairs in 2018. [4]

In 2022, he competed in the men's triples and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Healey, along with Ben Twist and Barrie Lester won the silver medal in the triples. [5] Later in 2022, he won his third Australian Open. [6]

In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent Australia at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. [7] He participated in the men's triples and the men's fours events. [8] [9] In the triples with Corey Wedlock and Aron Sherriff, he won the gold medal. One week later in the fours partnering Wedlock, Sherriff and Aaron Teys, the team won their group before reaching the final against Scotland, where he won a second gold medal winning 12–10 to complete a very successful championships.

In 2024, Healey won the Australian Open fours title with Peter Taylor, Gary Kelly and Ray Pearse, it was Healey's fourth Australian Open title. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Male rankings". World Bowls Series. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  2. ↑ "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Carl Healey". Bowls Tawa. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "Carl Healey Profile". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: England's men take gold in lawn bowls triples". BBC. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "2022 Australian Open: day 13 Wrap". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "Day 13 recap". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
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