Lorraine Kuhler
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 June 1990 (age 34)[1] Brighton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Oxford City & County (outdoors) Adur IBC (indoors) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lorraine Kuhler (born 7 June 1990) is an English international lawn and indoor bowler.[2][3]
Bowls career
[edit]Kuhler took up bowls at the age of 11 at her parent's club in Brighton.[4] Kuhler is a National triples champion (2014) and three times winner of the National Junior Pairs at the Bowls England National Championships when bowling for Worthing Pavilion and Sussex.[5] In 2011, she won two medals at the European Bowls Championships in Portugal.[6]
In 2019, she won the gold medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[7][8] and in 2020, she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] In 2022, she won triples silver and fours bronze at the European Bowls Championships.[10]
In 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent England at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[11] She participated in the women's triples and the women's fours events.[12][13] In the fours, her team won the gold medal defeating Australia in the final.
In 2024, Kuhler won the national pairs bowling with her close friend Katherine Hawes-Watts for the Oxford City & County BC at the 2024 Bowls England National Finals.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "LORRAINE KUHLER: "I'M GEARED UP FOR NEXT SUMMER!"". Bowls England. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "KUHLER DESPERATE TO BRING IT HOME!". Bowls England. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "England Player Profiles". Bowls England. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "Bowls star Kuhler on the lifelong friendships the game has given her". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
- ^ "2011 results". Bowls Europe. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ "2019 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "2019 Atlantic Championships, Cardiff, Wales – Day 13". World Bowls.
- ^ "SELECTION: 2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Bowls England.
- ^ "European Bowls Championships 2022T". Bowls Europe. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "2024 National Championships women's pairs". Bowls England. Retrieved 31 August 2024.