Anne Nunes
United States lawn bowls international
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Anne Nunes (born 30 May 1969) is a United States lawn bowls international,[1] who is a former world champion and six-times national champion. She reached a career high ranking of world number 40 in August 2024.[2]
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 30, 1969 (age 56) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Newport Harbor LBC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | 40 (August 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career
In 2001, Nunes won a pairs bronze medal at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, 14 years later she won a second medal at the Championships winning a fours silver medal in Christchurch, New Zealand.[3]
Nunes competed at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch and four years later in 2020, was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
In 2023, she was selected again as part of the team to represent the USA at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[5] She participated in the women's singles and the women's pairs events.[6][7]
Shortly after the World Championships and still on the Gold Coast, Nunes was a surprise winner of the World Singles Champion of Champions title to become the first US winner of the event. She defeated Guernsey's Lucy Beere in the final, 5–2, 3–4, 6–3.[8]
In late 2023, she won her sixth singles title at the United States National Bowls Championships. [9] In 2024, Nunes narrowly failed to become the first bowler to retain the World Singles Champion of Champions title, after reaching the final she lost out to Milika Nathan.[10][11]
Personal life
Nunes in an engineer by trade.[12]