Ellen Ryan (bowls)

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Ellen Ryan
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1997-03-23) 23 March 1997 (age 25)
Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationLawn Bowler
Sport
SportLawn and indoor bowls
ClubCabramatta Bowling Club
Former partner(s)David Almond

Ellen Ryan (born 1997) is a female Australian international lawn and indoor bowler. [1]

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Bowls career

Ryan made her international debut during the 2017 Australia v England Test Series and won the Australian Open singles and pairs gold medal in 2017. She was the first person to hold both the indoor and outdoor world under-25 singles titles simultaneously. [2]

In 2018, Ryan won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic pairs title with Natasha Scott. [3] The following year in 2019, she won the Australian National Bowls Championships fours. [4]

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

In 2022, Ryan competed in the women's singles and the women's pairs at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. [6] In the singles event, Ryan won the gold medal, defeating Lucy Beere in the final by 21 shots to 17. [7] In the pairs with Kristina Krstic, she secured the double gold. [8]

Awards

Ryan was awarded the 2017 Young Player of the Year by the World Bowls Tour. [9]

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References

  1. "Profile". Bowls Australia.
  2. "Ellen Ryan claims World Under-25 Indoor title". Lawnbowls.com.
  3. "HONG KONG GOLD FOR BEN TWIST AND AUSSIE PAIR". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  4. "RESULTS FROM THE 2019 AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". Women's Bowls NSW.
  5. "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: JACKAROOS TEAM CONFIRMED". Bowls Australia.
  6. "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  7. "Ryan's express fightback wins Commonwealth Games lawn bowls gold for Australia". Inside the Games. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  8. "RYAN, KRSTIC CLAIM PAIRS GOLD WITH DRAMATIC EXTRA END WIN". Commonwealth Games Australia. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  9. "WBT AWARDS NIGHT 2018". World Bowls Tour.