Ellen Ryan (bowls)

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Ellen Ryan
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1997-03-23) 23 March 1997 (age 27)
Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Sport
SportLawn and indoor bowls
ClubCabramatta Bowling Club
Medal record
Women's bowls
Representing  Australia
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Gold Coast singles
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Singles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Pairs
World Indoor Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place U25 singles 2017

Ellen Ryan (born 23 March 1997) is a female Australian international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]

Bowls career[edit]

Ryan made her international debut during the 2017 Australia v England Test Series and won the Australian Open singles and pairs gold medal in 2017. She was the first person to hold both the indoor and outdoor world under-25 singles titles simultaneously.[2]

In 2018, Ryan won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic pairs title with Natasha Scott.[3] The following year in 2019, she won the Australian National Bowls Championships fours.[4]

In 2020, Ryan was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

In 2022, Ryan competed in the women's singles and the women's pairs at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[6] In the singles event, Ryan won the gold medal, defeating Lucy Beere in the final by 21 shots to 17.[7] In the pairs with Kristina Krstic, she secured the double gold.[8]

In 2023, she was selected again as part of the team to represent Australia at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[9] She participated in the women's singles and the women's pairs events.[10][11] In the singles, Ryan won her group undefeated before reacing the semi final where she lost to Tayla Bruce.

Awards[edit]

Ryan was awarded the 2017 Young Player of the Year by the World Bowls Tour.[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Profile". Bowls Australia. Archived from the original on 24 June 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Ellen Ryan claims World Under-25 Indoor title". Lawnbowls.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  3. ^ "HONG KONG GOLD FOR BEN TWIST AND AUSSIE PAIR". Bowls Australia. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  4. ^ "RESULTS FROM THE 2019 AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS". Women's Bowls NSW. Archived from the original on 28 December 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  5. ^ "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: JACKAROOS TEAM CONFIRMED". Bowls Australia. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Ryan's express fightback wins Commonwealth Games lawn bowls gold for Australia". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  8. ^ "RYAN, KRSTIC CLAIM PAIRS GOLD WITH DRAMATIC EXTRA END WIN". Commonwealth Games Australia. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  9. ^ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  10. ^ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  11. ^ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  12. ^ "WBT AWARDS NIGHT 2018". World Bowls Tour. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

External links[edit]

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