Jamie Hill

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Jamie Hill
Personal information
Born (1981-02-05) 5 February 1981 (age 44)
Papakura, New Zealand
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
Sport Lawn bowls
ClubAvondale Bowling Club
Mount Albert Bowling Club
Medal record
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Men's lawn bowls
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2003 BrisbaneTriples
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2003 BrisbaneFours
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2009 Kuala LumpurPairs
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 Gold CoastTriples
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 Gold CoastFours
National Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2002fours
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2003fours
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2020fours
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2021pairs
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2025pairs

Jamie Peter Hill (born 5 February 1981) is a New Zealand international lawn bowler. [1]

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Bowls career

Hill became the youngest player to represent New Zealand in 2003 when aged 22. [1] He had gained selection after twice winning the fours national title in successive years (2002 and 2003) bowling for Avondale Bowling Club. Additionally Hill won a gold medal in the triples and silver medal in the fours at the 2003 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in Brisbane. [2]

Hill represented New Zealand in the pairs tournament at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. [1] [3]

In 2009, Hill won a silver in the pairs at the Asia Pacific Championships before returning in 2019 and winning double silver in the triples and fours in the Gold Coast, Queensland. [4]

In 2020 and 17 years after winning his first national titles and bowling for Mount Albert, he was a member of the fours that secured the national title. [5] [6] The following year he partnered Lance Pascoe, when winning the 2021 pairs title. [7]

Hill won a second national pairs title with Pascoe in 2025. [8] [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "profile". New Zealand Olympic Team.
  2. "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. "Results Portal". Bowls Australia.
  5. "Bowls: Hill set to become New Zealand's youngest rep". New Zealand Herald.
  6. "Record-extending 14th national title for Gary Lawson". Bowls New Zealand. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  7. "Men's pairs draw and results" (PDF). Bowls New Zealand. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  8. "Underdog Matt Berry Stuns Field to Claim New Zealand Men's Singles Title". Bowls New Zealand. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  9. "Greenkeeper Jamie wins National Title". Sporty.co.nz. Retrieved 8 February 2025.