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| Nationality | New Zealander | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1962 (age 62–63) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Papakura BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | 12 (September 2024)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Leeane Poulson (born 1962) is a horse racing trainer and a New Zealand internationallawn bowler.[2][3][4] She reached a career high ranking of world number 12 in September 2024.[5]
Poulson won the gold medal in the fours at the 2018Australian Open.[6]
In 2022, Poulson was named as a reserve for the2022 Commonwealth Games.[7]
In 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent New Zealand at the2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[8][9] She participated in thewomen's triples and thewomen's fours events.[10][11] In the fours, her team won the bronze medal. One week later in the triples (partneringTayla Bruce andVal Smith), the team won the group undefeated before winning a tense quarter final against Malaysia and a semi final against Canada. In the final they met Australia, losing 16–9 but claiming the silver medal.
In 2024, Poulson won the women's singles at theNew Zealand National Bowls Championships.[12] By winning the national singles title, she propelled herself into a world ranking high of 16.[1]
