Carl Healey Explained

Carl Healey
Nationality:Australian
Birth Date:29 March 1987
Birth Place:Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Club:Cabramatta BC
Highestranking:6 (August 2024)[1]

Carl Healey (born 29 March 1987) is an Australian international lawn bowler. He has represented Australia at the Commonwealth Games and won a silver medal.[2] [3]

Bowls career

He started bowling in 2000 and won the Australian Open fours in 2008 and pairs in 2018.[4]

In 2022, he competed in the men's triples and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Healey, along with Ben Twist and Barrie Lester won the silver medal in the triples.[5] Later in 2022, he won his third Australian Open.[6]

In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent Australia at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[7] He participated in the men's triples and the men's fours events.[8] [9] In the triples with Corey Wedlock and Aron Sherriff, he won the gold medal. One week later in the fours partnering Wedlock, Sherriff and Aaron Teys, the team won their group before reaching the final against Scotland, where he won a second gold medal winning 12–10 to complete a very successful championships.

In 2024, Healey won the Australian Open fours title with Peter Taylor, Gary Kelly and Ray Pearse, it was Healey's fourth Australian Open title.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Male rankings . World Bowls Series . 28 June 2024.
  2. Web site: Official Commonwealth Games profile. Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. 3 August 2022.
  3. Web site: Carl Healey . Bowls Tawa . 3 August 2022.
  4. Web site: Carl Healey Profile . Bowls Australia . 3 August 2022.
  5. Web site: Commonwealth Games: England's men take gold in lawn bowls triples . BBC . 3 August 2022.
  6. Web site: 2022 Australian Open: day 13 Wrap . Bowls Australia . 18 May 2023.
  7. Web site: COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023 . Bowls International . 5 June 2023 . 2 September 2023.
  8. Web site: Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia . World Bowls . 2 September 2023 . 19 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230519080851/https://www.worldbowls.com/events-list/ . dead .
  9. Web site: SCHEDULE & DRAWS . Bowls Australia . 2 September 2023.
  10. Web site: Day 13 recap . Bowls Australia . 28 June 2024.

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