Julie Keegan
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1964-07-11) 11 July 1964
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportLawn bowls
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Women's Lawn bowls
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place2010 DelhiWomen'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 place2007 Christchurchtriples
Bronze medal – third place2007 Christchurchfours
Silver medal – second place2009 Kuala Lumpurtriples

Julie Keegan is a female Australian international lawn bowls player.

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] 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

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

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

References

  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.
  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.
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