Leanne Marie Chinery^[1] (born 24 November 1981) is a Canadian international lawn bowler.^[2]

Bowls career

She was born in Chilliwack, British Columbia and represented Canada at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and the 2014 Commonwealth Games.^[3]

She was selected as part of the Canadian team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland where she reached the semi-finals of the fours with Joanna Cooper, Pricilla Westlake and Jackie Foster.^[4]

Chinery won a triples bronze medal at the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the Gold Coast, Queensland.^[5][6]

In 2020, she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia^[7] but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2022, she competed in the women's triples and the Women's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.^[2]

In 2024, Chinery won the Australian Open fours title with Louise Cronan, Emma Boyd and Kelly McKerihen.^[8]

Personal life

Her partner is fellow bowls international Tony Grantham of New Zealand.^[9]

References

External links

• Leanne Chinery at Bowls Canada
• Leanne Chinery at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
• Leanne Chinery at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)
• Leanne Chinery at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
• Leanne Chinery at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
• Leanne Chinery at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

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