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Julie Keegan

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Julie Keegan
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1964-07-11) 11 July 1964 (age 60)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportLawn bowls
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Women's Lawn bowls
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi Women's triples
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 Christchurch Women's fours
Silver medal – second place 2008 Christchurch Women's triples
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Christchurch triples
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Christchurch fours
Silver medal – second place 2009 Kuala Lumpur triples

Julie Keegan is a female Australian international lawn bowls player.

Bowls career

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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] Keegan has won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic pairs title twice, twice (with Kelsey Cottrell) in 2009 and 2010.[3]

In 2019 she won the Australian National Bowls Championships pairs with Katelyn Inch.[4]

Awards

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In 2011 she was one of two finalists for Bowls Australia’s female bowler of the year,[5] and in 2010 she was nominated for Hyundai Queensland Sportswoman of the year award.[6]

Personal life

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

References

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  1. ^ "Our representatives". Bowls Australia. Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Julie Keegan chalks up 100 Tests for Australia in lawn bowls". The Courier-Mail. 12 May 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  3. ^ "HK Classic winners Women's pairs". HKLBA. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  4. ^ "2019 AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS: QUEENSLAND CLEAN SWEEP THE PAIRS FIELD". Bowls Australia. 3 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Keegan up for top honour | Sunshine Coast Bowls | Lawn Bowls in Sunshine Coast". Sunshine Coast Daily. 29 January 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  6. ^ "'Hyundai Queensland Sportswoman of the Year Awards 2010'". Sportzscene.com.au. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.