Chris Le Lievre

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Chris Le Lievre
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealander
Born1985
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubMusgrave Hill BC
Medal record
Men's bowls
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Gold Coast fours
National Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2008fours
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2011pairs

Chris Le Lievre (born 1985) is a New Zealand international lawn bowler. [1] [2] [3]

Career

In 2009, Le Lievre was selected for the New Zealand under-25 side to face Australia in the Trans-Tasman Test Series. [4]

He has won two gold medals in the fours (2008) and pairs (2011) at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships. [5]

In 2022, Le Lievre was a reserve for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. [6]

In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent New Zealand 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 fours partnering Tony Grantham, Lance Pascoe and Sheldon Bagrie-Howley, the team won their group before securing a bronze medal, losing to Scotland in the semi final.


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References

  1. "Chris Le Lievre". Bowls tawa. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  2. "Chris Le Lievre : The bowler who never gives up". Bowls New Zealand. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  3. "LE LIEVRE AND LUCAS STRIKE GOLD AGAIN". Bowls Queensland. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  4. "Winner beats the odds". Stuff. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  5. "Bowls:Still work for talented Le Lievre to do". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  6. "New Zealand Bowlers Named For Birmingham 2022". Bowls International. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  7. "Blackjacks announced for World Champs". Bowls New Zealand. Retrieved 18 May 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.