Jodie Bowering

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Jodie Bowering
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Bowering in March 2012 during a photoshoot
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
BornJuly 1982 (age 41)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportSoftball
EventWomen's team
Medal record
Softball
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Olympics
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Beijing Team

Jodie Bowering (born July 1982 in Queensland) is an Australian softball player. She is a physical education and health teacher who plays softball at the state, national and international level. In national competitions, she represents Queensland. As a member of Australia's 2008 team, she won a bronze medal in Beijing. She is a member of the 2012 national team and is attempting to secure a spot to compete at the 2012 ISF XIII Women's World Championships.

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Personal

Bowering was born in July 1982 [1] in Queensland. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] She resides in the Boondall [7] / Redcliffe, Queensland area. [1] Her mother, Carol Draper, is a champion waterskier. [8] [9]

Bowering is a physical education and health teacher and taught at North Lakes State College in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] She took a year off between 2009 and 2010 when she worked for the Queensland government to help train physical education teachers. [12]

Softball

Bowering's mother got her involved with teeball as an eventual gateway to softball as a six-year-old. At the time, her mother was playing club softball. [8] [9] In 2008, she competed in the Queensland Open Women's State Championships where she played for the Brisbane side. [15] She had a scholarship with and played for the Australian Institute of Sport team in 2008 and 2009. [11] [16] [17] She represents Queensland in national competitions. [3] In 2007, she represented the state in the Gilleys Shield. [18] She was a member of the Queensland team in 2008. [15] She was part of the 2012 side that finished third at the Gilleys Shield. [3] [4]

Bowering has represented Australia on the national level as a member of the Australia women's national softball team. She was with the team in 2007 and participated in a six-game test series against China in the Redlands. [6] This was her first international competition with the team. [6] She won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, [10] [12] [13] [14] [19] and attended the welcome home Olympian parade in Adelaide. [20] In March 2009, she participated in a Brisbane-based training camp. [11] She was with the team in 2010 when they completed an 11-day tour of California. [13] [14] [19] She represented Australia at the 2009 World Cup of Softball. Australia took home a silver in the competition. [21] She was a member of the team that competed at the 2010 Women's World Softball Championship. [13] [14] [19] She is a member of the 2012 Australia women's national softball team. [2] [3] [7] She participated in the March 2012 seven game test series against Japan in Canberra. [3] She is on the short list of players to represent the country at the 2012 ISF XIII Women's World Championships. [2] [3]

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