Ashleigh Rainey (born 28 April 1985) is a Northern Irish international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]

Ashleigh Rainey
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Northern Irish)
Born (1985-04-28) 28 April 1985 (age 39)
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubEwarts BC (outdoors)
Medal record
Representing combined Ireland
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Cardiff triples
European Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Ayr triples
Irish Nationals
Gold medal – first place 2018 triples
Gold medal – first place 2023 pairs

Bowls career

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Ashleigh has played for Ireland both indoors and outdoors.[2]

In 2019, she won the triples bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[3] 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.[4][2]

In 2022, she competed in the women's triples and the Women's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[1] During 2002, she also won a gold medal at the European Bowls Championships in the triples with Chloe Wilson and Lara Reaney.[5]

In 2023, she won her second national title, after winning the pairs at the Irish National finals.[6] Shortly afterwards in 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent Ireland at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[7] She participated in the women's pairs and the women's fours events.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b "World Bowls 2020 – Meet the Ireland Team". Irish Bowls Federation.
  3. ^ "2019 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Ireland Team for World Bowls 2020". Irish Bowling Association.
  5. ^ "2023 European Bowls Championships results". Bowls Europe. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  6. ^ "2023 IWBA National Championships". Irish Women's Bowling Association. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  7. ^ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  9. ^ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.