Jamie Hill
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| Born | 5 February 1981 Papakura, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Avondale Bowling Club Mount Albert Bowling Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jamie Peter Hill (born 5 February 1981) is a New Zealand international lawn bowler.[1]
Bowls career
[edit]Hill became the youngest player to represent New Zealand in 2003 when aged 22.[1] He had gained selection after twice winning the fours national title in successive years (2002 and 2003) bowling for Avondale Bowling Club. Additionally Hill won a gold medal in the triples and silver medal in the fours at the 2003 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in Brisbane.[2]
Hill represented New Zealand in the pairs tournament at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.[1][3]
In 2009, Hill won a silver in the pairs at the Asia Pacific Championships before returning in 2019 and winning double silver in the triples and fours in the Gold Coast, Queensland.[4]
In 2020 and 17 years after winning his first national titles and bowling for Mount Albert, he was a member of the fours that secured the national title.[5][6] The following year he partnered Lance Pascoe, when winning the 2021 pairs title.[7]
Hill won a second national pairs title with Pascoe in 2025.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "profile". New Zealand Olympic Team.
- ^ "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Results Portal". Bowls Australia.
- ^ "Bowls: Hill set to become New Zealand's youngest rep". New Zealand Herald.
- ^ "Record-extending 14th national title for Gary Lawson". Bowls New Zealand. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "Men's pairs draw and results" (PDF). Bowls New Zealand. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Underdog Matt Berry Stuns Field to Claim New Zealand Men's Singles Title". Bowls New Zealand. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ "Greenkeeper Jamie wins National Title". Sporty.co.nz. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
External links
[edit]- Jamie Hill at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Jamie Hill at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Jamie Hill at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)