Kelsey Cottrell

Kelsey May Cottrell (born 31 May 1990) is an Australian international lawn bowler.[1]

Kelsey Cottrell

Personal information
Nationality	Australian
Born	31 May 1990 Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport	Bowls
Club	St Johns Park
Medal record Representing  Australia World Outdoor Championships 2008 Christchurch Team 2008 Christchurch Singles 2008 Christchurch Triples 2012 Adelaide Pairs 2012 Adelaide Team 2016 Christchurch Fours 2016 Christchurch Team Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Singles 2014 Glasgow Triples 2018 Gold Coast Fours

Bowls career

World Championships

Cottrell won three medals at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch, New Zealand. Four years later she won the gold medal in the pairs competition with Rebecca Quail and a team gold at the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[2]

In 2016, Cottrell was part of the fours team with Natasha Scott, Rebecca Van Asch and Carla Krizanic who won the gold medal at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch, in addition to a team gold.[3]

In 2020 she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[4]

Commonwealth Games

Cottrell competed in the 2010 Commonwealth Games where she won a bronze medal in the singles. Four years later she won a silver in the triples at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[5]

Cottrell was part of the Australian team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland where she claimed another gold medal in the Fours with Krizanic, Scott and Van Asch once again.[6]

Asia Pacific

Cottrell has won nine medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships. The medal haul includes four gold medals, the latest at the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the Gold Coast, Queensland.[7][8]

National

Although born in Auckland she became the third overseas player to have won the singles title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships when bowling as an invitational player in 2015/16.[9] [10]

References

1. "Australia team profiles" (PDF). 2016 World Bowls. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2017.
2. "Profile". Bowls tawa.
3. "2016 World Bowls Championship Finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
4. "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: JACKAROOS TEAM CONFIRMED". Bowls Australia.
5. "Kelsey Cottrell biography". Retrieved 14 September 2014.
6. "Medal Match". CG2018.
7. "Results Portal". Bowls Australia.
8. "Asia Pacific Championships – Gold Coast, Australia – Day 10". World Bowls.
9. "New Zealand Championships". Bowls Tawa.
10. "Kiwi-born Australian ace wins NZ women's bowls title". Stuff.