Lynda Bennett

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Lynda Bennett
Personal information
NationalityFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Born10 April 1954 (1954-04-10) (age 69)
Whakatane, New Zealand
Height1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) [1]
Medal record
Para-sport lawn bowls
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Glasgow Open triples

Lynda Bennett (born 10 April 1954) [1] is a New Zealand lawn bowler. She won the silver medal, along with teammates Barry Wynks and Mark Noble, in the Open para-sport triples event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lynda Bennett". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. Simon, Nik (31 July 2014). "Comm Games: Silver for bowls trio". The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 28 March 2018.