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Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||
Born | c.1994 [1] Australia | |||||||||||
Sport | ||||||||||||
Sport | Bowls | |||||||||||
Club | Dandenong BC | |||||||||||
Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||
Highest world ranking | 6 (June 2024) [2] | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Samantha Atkinson (born c.1994) is an Australian international lawn and indoor bowler and world indoor champion. [3] She reached a career high ranking of world number 6 in June 2024. [4]
Atkinson came to prominence in 2023, after winning the 2023 Australian Indoor Championships women's singles title. [5]
Together with Ray Pearse, she won the mixed pairs title at the 2024 World Bowls Indoor Championships, held at the Guernsey Indoor Bowling Association. [6] [7]
By winning the 2024 world indoor mixed pairs title, she propelled herself into a world ranking high of 6. [2]