Katelyn Inch

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Katelyn Inch
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealander
Born (1995-08-19) 19 August 1995 (age 26)
Rangiora, Canterbury Region
EducationUniversity of Canterbury
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubCanterbury Bowling Club
and Oxford Club Bowls
Achievements and titles
Regional finalsQueensland titles 4
National finalsNew Zealand titles 2
Australian title 1
Medal record
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Christchurch Fours
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Christchurch triples
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Christchurch fours
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gold Coast fours

Katelyn Inch (born 1995) is a New Zealand international lawn bowler.[1]

Bowls career[]

World Championships[]

Inch was born in Rangiora and brought up in Oxford, New Zealand. She made her debut for New Zealand in 2015 and won a bronze medal in the fours at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch with Angela Boyd, Val Smith and Kirsten Edwards.[2]

In 2020 she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[3]

Commonwealth Games[]

She was selected as part of the New Zealand team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland.[4]

Asia Pacific[]

Inch has won three medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, the latest being a gold medal at the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the Gold Coast, Queensland.[5][6]

Nationals[]

Inch won the 2019 Australian National Bowls Championships pairs with Julie Keegan[7] and the New Zealand National Bowls Championships singles and pairs in 2020.[8][9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Katelyn Inch". Bowls New Zealand.
  2. ^ "2016 World Bowls Championship Finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
  3. ^ "Blackjacks Selected for World Championships 2020". Bowls New Zealand.
  4. ^ "Bowls: New Zealand team named for Commonwealth Games". New Zealand Herald.
  5. ^ "Results Portal". Bowls Australia.
  6. ^ "Asia Pacific Championships – Gold Coast, Australia – Day 10". World Bowls.
  7. ^ "2019 AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS: QUEENSLAND CLEAN SWEEP THE PAIRS FIELD". Bowls Australia.
  8. ^ "Inch doubles up securing singles and pairs silverware". Bowls New Zealand.
  9. ^ Findlater, Gordon (8 January 2020). "Canterbury bowlers crowned national champs". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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