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Lorraine Kuhler

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Lorraine Kuhler
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born7 June 1990 (1990-06-07) (age 34)[1]
Brighton, England
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubOxford City & County (outdoors)
Adur IBC (indoors)
Medal record
Representing  England
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Gold Coast fours
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Cardiff triples
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Portugal pairs
Silver medal – second place 2011 Portugal team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Ayr triples
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Ayr fours

Lorraine Kuhler (born 7 June 1990) is an English international lawn and indoor bowler.[2][3]

Bowls career

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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

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  1. ^ "LORRAINE KUHLER: "I'M GEARED UP FOR NEXT SUMMER!"". Bowls England. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  2. ^ "KUHLER DESPERATE TO BRING IT HOME!". Bowls England. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  3. ^ "England Player Profiles". Bowls England. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Bowls star Kuhler on the lifelong friendships the game has given her". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
  6. ^ "2011 results". Bowls Europe. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  7. ^ "2019 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  8. ^ "2019 Atlantic Championships, Cardiff, Wales – Day 13". World Bowls.
  9. ^ "SELECTION: 2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Bowls England.
  10. ^ "European Bowls Championships 2022T". Bowls Europe. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  11. ^ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  12. ^ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  13. ^ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  14. ^ "2024 National Championships women's pairs". Bowls England. Retrieved 31 August 2024.