New Zealand lawn bowls player
Clare Hendra
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Born | Upper Hutt, New Zealand |
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Country | New Zealand |
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Sport | Lawn bowls |
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Club | Silverstream Bowling Club |
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National finals | Fours champion (2020) Pairs champion (2023) |
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Clare Hendra is a New Zealand international lawn and indoor bowls player.[1][2]
Bowls career
Hendra became a national champion after winning the fours event, playing with Sandra Keith, Selina Smith and Tayla Bruce, at the 2020 New Zealand National Bowls Championships.[3] She was later named as the New Zealand Female Emerging player of the year.[4]
In 2022, she was selected by New Zealand as a reserve for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[5]
In January 2023, Hendra won a second national title, when winning the women's pairs title with Tayla Bruce.[6] She then participated in her first World indoor bowls championship, competing in the singles and mixed pairs at the 2023 World Indoor Bowls Championship.[7]
In 2023, she won her second title at the National Championships, bowling for Silverstream BC.[8]
Working life
Hendra works as a data analyst manager for the Ministry of Education.[4]
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