Lynsey Clarke

Lynsey Reeve Clarke maiden name Lynsey Armitage^[1] (born 6 December 1983 in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England) is an Australian lawn bowler.

Lynsey Clarke
(née Lynsey Armitage)

Personal information
Nationality	Australian
Born	(1983-12-06) 6 December 1983 (age 39) Pontefract, England
Medal record Representing  Australia Women's Lawn bowls World Outdoor Championships 2008 Christchurch Women's fours 2008 Christchurch Women's pairs 2008 Christchurch Women's team 2012 Adelaide Women's triples 2012 Adelaide Women's team Commonwealth Games 2006 Victoria Women's pairs 2014 Glasgow Women's triples Asia Pacific Bowls Championships 2003 Brisbane fours 2005 Melbourne pairs 2007 Christchurch pairs 2007 Christchurch fours 2009 Kuala Lumpur pairs 2011 Adelaide triples 2011 Adelaide fours 2019 Gold Coast pairs 2019 Gold Coast fours

Bowls career

World Championship

In 2008 she won a gold in the fours and team event and a bronze medal in the pairs at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. The success continued in the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship winning another gold medal in the triples and team events.

In 2020 she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.^[2]

Commonwealth Games

She competed in the 2006 Commonwealth Games Pairs competition with Karen Murphy and won the gold medal. In 2014 under her married name of Clarke she competed in the Women's triples at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where she won a silver medal.^[3]

In 2022, she competed in the women's triples and the Women's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.^[4]

Asia Pacific

Clarke has won nine medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships (two of which were in her maiden name of Armitage). The medal haul includes four gold medals, the latest at the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the Gold Coast, Queensland.^[5][6]

National

In 2017 she won the pairs and fours titles at the Australian National Bowls Championships and in 2021, she won her 8th & 9th Australian Open crown, this time in the pairs and fours.^[7]

References

1. "Lynsey Clarke". Bowls Australia.
2. "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: JACKAROOS TEAM CONFIRMED". Bowls Australia.
3. "Lynsey Clarke biography". Retrieved 14 September 2014.
4. "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
5. "Results Portal". Bowls Australia.
6. "Asia Pacific Championships – Gold Coast, Australia – Day 10". World Bowls.
7. "Honour Roll". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2021.