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Kirsten Edwards

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Kirsten Edwards
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealander
Born (1991-03-18) 18 March 1991 (age 33)
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubUnited, Nelson
Medal record
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Christchurch Fours
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gold Coast fours
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Gold Coast pairs

Kirsten Edwards née Griffin (born 1991) is a New Zealand international lawn bowler.[1]

Bowls career

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Edwards won the bronze medal in the fours at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch with Angela Boyd, Val Smith and Katelyn Inch.[2]

Asia Pacific

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Edwards won two medals at the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the Gold Coast, Queensland.[3][4]

National

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Edwards has won four national titles at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships, all in the fours (2016, 2017, 2019, 2021) when bowling for the United and Stoke Bowls Clubs respectively.[5][6] Her mother Leigh Griffin was also part of the four during the title wins.

References

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  1. ^ "Kirsten Edwards". Bowls New Zealand.
  2. ^ "2016 World Bowls Championship Finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
  3. ^ "Results Portal". Bowls Australia.
  4. ^ "Asia Pacific Championships – Gold Coast, Australia – Day 10". World Bowls.
  5. ^ "New Zealand Championships". Bowls Tawa.
  6. ^ "Women's fours draw and results" (PDF). Bowls New Zealand. Retrieved 9 April 2021.