Kylie Whitehead
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| Nationality |  Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1994 (age 29–30) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Bowls | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Wodonga BC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kylie Whitehead (born 1994) is a female international Australian lawn bowler.[1]
Whitehead is of English and Walpiri background.[2] She was raised in Chiltern in north-east Victoria by her father's parents.[3]
Whitehead is a physiotherapist and studied physiotherapy at Charles Sturt University.[4]
Bowls career
[edit]Whitehead began playing bowls in 2010 at Wodonga Bowls Club alongside her grandfather.[3]
Whitehead won the 2019 World Singles Champion of Champions beating Debbie White in the final.[5] She was the 2017 Australian National Bowls Championships singles winner and has played over 100 state matches for Victoria.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Q&A WITH WODONGA BOWLING CLUB'S KYLIE WHITEHEAD". Bowls Victoria. 18 March 2019.
- ^ "Kylie Whitehead on Acknowledging Country". Bowls South Australia. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ a b Smith, Georgia (9 November 2019). "Kylie Whitehead opens up about what led to her becoming a bowls world champion". Border Mail. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "Our staff". Albury Wodonga Aboriginal Health Service. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ "World Singles Champion of Champions, Adelaide Bowling Club, South Australia". World Bowls.
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