Australian lawn bowler
Carl Healey
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Nationality | Australian |
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Born | (1987-03-29) 29 March 1987 (age 37) Penrith, New South Wales, Australia |
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Club | Cabramatta BC |
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Highest world ranking | 6 (August 2024)[1] |
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Carl Healey (born 29 March 1987) is an Australian international lawn bowler. He has represented Australia at the Commonwealth Games and won a silver medal.[2][3]
Bowls career
He started bowling in 2000 and won the Australian Open fours in 2008 and pairs in 2018.[4]
In 2022, he competed in the men's triples and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Healey, along with Ben Twist and Barrie Lester won the silver medal in the triples.[5] Later in 2022, he won his third Australian Open.[6]
In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent Australia at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[7] He participated in the men's triples and the men's fours events.[8][9] In the triples with Corey Wedlock and Aron Sherriff, he won the gold medal. One week later in the fours partnering Wedlock, Sherriff and Aaron Teys, the team won their group before reaching the final against Scotland, where he won a second gold medal winning 12–10 to complete a very successful championships.
In 2024, Healey won the Australian Open fours title with Peter Taylor, Gary Kelly and Ray Pearse, it was Healey's fourth Australian Open title.[10]
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