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Lee Poletti

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Lee Poletti
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1948-03-06) 6 March 1948 (age 76)
Sport
ClubGeraldton BC
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Women's fours
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Silver medal – second place 1999 Kuala Lumpur triples
Gold medal – first place 2001 Melbourne triples
Gold medal – first place 2001 Melbourne fours
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Brisbane fours

Barbara Lee Poletti is a former Australia lawn bowls international.[1]

Bowls career

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Poletti won a silver medal in the Women's fours at the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur with Karen Murphy, Margaret Sumner and Marilyn Peddell.[2][3]

She also won two gold medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the triples and fours.[4] She was inducted into the Western Australia Hall of Fame in 2016.[5]

She played for the state until 2013 and won ten state titles (6 fours, 2 pairs and 1 in singles and triples).[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ^ "Barbara Lee Poletti Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  3. ^ "Medal winners". GBR Athletics.
  4. ^ "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Bowls WA honours best at awards". Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries.
  6. ^ "Hall of Fame Profile". issu.com. 5 August 2016.