Debbie White (bowls)

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Debbie White
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealander
Born (1963-01-05) 5 January 1963 (age 62) [1]
Sport
Sport Lawn bowls
ClubHinuera BC (outdoors)
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking47 (June 2025)
Medal record
National Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023fours
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2025singles/fours

Debbie White is a New Zealand international lawn bowler. [2] She reached a career high ranking of world number 47 in June 2025. [3]

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Bowls career

White became National champion in 2019 when winning the singles at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships. [4]

In 2020 she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia. [5]

After winning a second national title in the fours during 2023, [6] she won another singles title and a fours title bowling for Hinuera in 2025. [7]

Personal life

Her mother Jennie Simpson was an international bowler, Commonwealth Games medallist and National champion. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Birthday celebrations come early for National Women's Singles Champion". Bowls New Zealand. 5 January 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "High Performance squad". Bowls New Zealand. 27 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Male rankings". World Bowls Series. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Debbie White storms home to take national bowls title, Horn wins men's". Stuff.
  5. ↑ "Blackjacks Selected for World Championships 2020". Bowls New Zealand. Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "National fours winners found in tight tussles". Otago Daily Times. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "Debbie White captures second national open bowls singles title in tense decider". The Wellington Post. Retrieved 8 February 2025.


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