Joanna Cooper (bowls)

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Joanna Cooper
Personal information
Born (1983-12-03) 3 December 1983 (age 40)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Sport
Sport Lawn bowls
ClubStanley Park LBC
Rotary Park LBC
Calgary LBC
North East Valley BC (Nzl)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Gold Coast triples

Joanna Cooper (born 3 December 1983) is a Canadian international lawn bowler. [1] [2]

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Biography

She was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and was selected as part of the Canadian team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland where she reached the semi-finals of the Fours with Pricilla Westlake, Leanne Chinery and Jackie Foster. [3]

In 2020, she was selected for the blue riband of the sport, the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4]

In 2023, she was selected again as part of the team to represent Canada at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. [5] She participated in the women's triples and the women's fours events. [6] [7] In the fours, Cooper qualified in second place in her group before being eliminated in the quarter final after losing to Scotland. [8] One week later in the triples partnering Baylee van Steijn and Emma Boyd, the team won a bronze medal after losing to New Zealand in the semi finals.

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References

  1. "Joanna Cooper". Bowls Canada. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  2. "Canada's Triples Team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games". Bowls Canada. Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  3. "Profile". GC 2018.
  4. "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES". Bowls Australia. 12 February 2020.
  5. "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  6. "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  7. "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  8. "Canada Advances to Quarterfinals in 3 of 4 Disciplines". SIRC. Retrieved 1 September 2023.