Lorraine Kuhler

Lorraine Kuhler
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born7 June 1990 (1990-06-07) (age 36)[1]
Brighton, England
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubHeadington Bowls Club (outdoors)
Adur IBC (indoors)
Medal record
Representing  England
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 Gold Coastfours
Silver medal – second place2023 Gold Coastteam
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place2019 Cardifftriples
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2011 Portugalpairs
Silver medal – second place2011 Portugalteam
Silver medal – second place2022 Ayrtriples
Bronze medal – third place2022 Ayrfours

Lorraine Kuhler (born 7 June 1990) is an English international lawn and indoor bowler.[2][3]

Bowls career

Kuhler took up bowls at the age of 11 at her parents' club in Brighton.[4] Kuhler is a National triples champion (2014) and three times winner of the National Junior Pairs at the Bowls England National Championships when bowling for Worthing Pavilion and Sussex.[5] In 2011, she won two medals at the European Bowls Championships in Portugal.[6]

In 2019, she won the gold medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[7][8] and in 2020, she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] In 2022, she won triples silver and fours bronze at the European Bowls Championships.[10]

In 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent England at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[11] She participated in the women's triples and the women's fours events.[12][13] In the fours, her team won the gold medal defeating Australia in the final.

In 2024, Kuhler won the national pairs bowling with her close friend Katherine Hawes-Watts for the Oxford City & County BC at the 2024 Bowls England National Finals.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "LORRAINE KUHLER: "I'M GEARED UP FOR NEXT SUMMER!"". Bowls England. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "KUHLER DESPERATE TO BRING IT HOME!". Bowls England. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "England Player Profiles". Bowls England. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Bowls star Kuhler on the lifelong friendships the game has given her". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "Past Records". Bowls England.
  6. ↑ "2011 results". Bowls Europe. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "2019 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "2019 Atlantic Championships, Cardiff, Wales – Day 13". World Bowls.
  9. ↑ "SELECTION: 2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Bowls England.
  10. ↑ "European Bowls Championships 2022T". Bowls Europe. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  12. ↑ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  13. ↑ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  14. ↑ "2024 National Championships women's pairs". Bowls England. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
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