Ellen Ryan (bowls)
Ellen Ryan (born 23 March 1997) is a female Australian international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]
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| Nationality | Australian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 March 1997 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn and indoor bowls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Cabramatta Bowling Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career edit
Ryan made her international debut during the 2017 Australia v England Test Series and won the Australian Open singles and pairs gold medal in 2017. She was the first person to hold both the indoor and outdoor world under-25 singles titles simultaneously.[2]
In 2018, Ryan won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic pairs title with Natasha Scott.[3] The following year in 2019, she won the Australian National Bowls Championships fours.[4]
In 2020, Ryan was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
In 2022, Ryan competed in the women's singles and the women's pairs at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[6] In the singles event, Ryan won the gold medal, defeating Lucy Beere in the final by 21 shots to 17.[7] In the pairs with Kristina Krstic, she secured the double gold.[8]
In 2023, she was selected again as part of the team to represent Australia at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[9] She participated in the women's singles and the women's pairs events.[10][11] In the singles, Ryan won her group undefeated before reacing the semi final where she lost to Tayla Bruce.
Awards edit
Ryan was awarded the 2017 Young Player of the Year by the World Bowls Tour.[12]
References edit
- ^ . Bowls Australia. Archived from the original on 24 June 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "Ellen Ryan claims World Under-25 Indoor title". Lawnbowls.com. from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "HONG KONG GOLD FOR BEN TWIST AND AUSSIE PAIR". Bowls Australia. from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "RESULTS FROM THE 2019 AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". Women's Bowls NSW. from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: JACKAROOS TEAM CONFIRMED". Bowls Australia. from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Ryan's express fightback wins Commonwealth Games lawn bowls gold for Australia". Inside the Games. from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ "RYAN, KRSTIC CLAIM PAIRS GOLD WITH DRAMATIC EXTRA END WIN". Commonwealth Games Australia. from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ . World Bowls. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "WBT AWARDS NIGHT 2018". World Bowls Tour. from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
External links edit
- Ellen Ryan at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Ellen Ryan at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Ellen Ryan on Instagram