Debbie White (bowls)
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| Nationality | New Zealander | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 January 1963[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Hinuera BC (outdoors) | ||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | 47 (June 2025) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Debbie White is a New Zealand international lawn bowler.[2] She reached a career high ranking of world number 47 in June 2025.[3]
Bowls career
[edit]White became National champion in 2019 when winning the singles at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships.[4]
In 2020 she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[5]
After winning a second national title in the fours during 2023,[6] she won another singles title and a fours title bowling for Hinuera in 2025.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Her mother Jennie Simpson was an international bowler, Commonwealth Games medallist and National champion.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Birthday celebrations come early for National Women's Singles Champion". Bowls New Zealand. 5 January 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ "High Performance squad". Bowls New Zealand. 27 June 2023.
- ^ "Male rankings". World Bowls Series. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Debbie White storms home to take national bowls title, Horn wins men's". Stuff.
- ^ "Blackjacks Selected for World Championships 2020". Bowls New Zealand. Archived from the original on 17 July 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ "National fours winners found in tight tussles". Otago Daily Times. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "Debbie White captures second national open bowls singles title in tense decider". The Wellington Post. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
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