Julie Keegan

Julie Keegan is a female Australian international lawn bowls player.

Julie Keegan
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (1964-07-11) 11 July 1964
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportLawn bowls
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Women's Lawn bowls
Commonwealth Games
2010 DelhiWomen's triples
World Outdoor Championships
2008 Christchurch Women's fours
2008 Christchurch Women's triples

Bowls career

In 2008, she won the gold medal in the fours and silver medal in the triples at the 2008 World Championships. Two years later she won a silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the Women's triples event.[1]

In addition she has won three medals at Asia Pacific Championships. In 2007 a triples silver and fours bronze and in 2009 a triples silver. Keegan had played in over 100 test matches for Australia.[2]

In 2019 she won the Australian National Bowls Championships pairs with Katelyn Inch.[3]

Awards

In 2011 she was one of two finalists for Bowls Australia’s female bowler of the year,[4] and in 2010 she was nominated for Hyundai Queensland Sportswoman of the year award.[5]

Personal life

Keegan is married with two children and lives on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia.

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References
  1. "Our representatives". Bowls Australia. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  2. 12 May 2010 12:00AM (12 May 2010). "Julie Keegan chalks up 100 Tests for Australia in lawn bowls". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  3. "2019 AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS: QUEENSLAND CLEAN SWEEP THE PAIRS FIELD". Bowls Australia.
  4. "Keegan up for top honour | Sunshine Coast Bowls | Lawn Bowls in Sunshine Coast". Sunshine Coast Daily. 29 January 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  5. "'Hyundai Queensland Sportswoman of the Year Awards 2010'". Sportzscene.com.au. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
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