Selina Goddard

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Selina Goddard
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealand
Born (1994-07-23) 23 July 1994 (age 27)
Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand[1]
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportLawn bowls
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Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Lawn bowls
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow, Scotland fours
World Singles Champion of Champions
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Sydney, Australia singles
New Zealand National Bowls Championships
Silver medal – second place 2021, Alexandra, New Zealand fours
Silver medal – second place 2021, Auckland, New Zealand pairs
Gold medal – first place 2020, Tauranga, New Zealand fours
Gold medal – first place 2020, Christchurch, New Zealand pairs
Silver medal – second place 2019, Auckland, New Zealand singles
Bronze medal – third place 2019, Auckland, New Zealand pairs
Silver medal – second place 2018, Dunedin, New Zealand fours
Gold medal – first place 2017, Taranaki, New Zealand singles
Gold medal – first place 2014, Dunedin, New Zealand fours
Bronze medal – third place 2014, Dunedin, New Zealand pairs

Selina Goddard (born 23 July 1994) is an international New Zealand lawn bowls player,[2] playing out of Takapuna Bowling Club.[3]

Bowls career[]

Goddard was introduced to the sport at a young age through her parents, who were keen bowlers. She started playing bowls competitively at age 14, while attending Howick College in eastern Auckland. As of 2017, she is based in Auckland, New Zealand.[4]

Goddard has been a part of numerous annual Trans-Tasman series. In 2013 she was first introduced to the New Zealand Under 18 Bowls Team. In 2014, she was then selected to play in the New Zealand Development Team for the annual Trans-Tasman match, where the ladies development team won series. At the 2016 Trans-Tasman in Christchurch, New Zealand she was a part of the winning open women's side. At the 2017 Trans-Tasman on the Gold Coast, Queensland, she was selected to be a part of the series.

She competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the women's triples and women's fours teams. She won a bronze medal in the women's fours events alongside teammates Mandy Boyd, Amy McIlroy and Val Smith.[5]

Selina has won four national titles. The first at the 2014 New Zealand National Bowls Championships in Dunedin, where alongside teammates Mandy Boyd, Amy Mcilroy and Gemma Watts they won the fours. Then at the 2017 National Open Championships in Taranaki, she won the singles which entered her into the 2017 World Singles Champion of Champions, held at St John Park Bowling Club in Sydney, Australia and where she won a bronze medal.[6] The third and fourth National titles came in 2020 when she won the pairs with Katelyn Inch and the fours under her married name.[7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Selina Goddard". Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. ^ "Celebration-for-Nationals-winners-from-Takapuna" (PDF). North Harbour Bowls.
  4. ^ Johannsen, Dana (23 April 2014). "Youngsters the fresh face of bowls". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  5. ^ Richens, Matt (28 July 2014). "Women's four claims bowls bronze in Glasgow". Fairfax New Zealand. Retrieved 28 July 2014.
  6. ^ "New Zealand Championships". Bowls Tawa.
  7. ^ "Inch doubles up securing singles and pairs silverware". Bowls New Zealand.
  8. ^ "Record-extending 14th national title for Gary Lawson". Bowls New Zealand.

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