Jordan Kos
Canadian lawn bowler
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Jordan Audra Sargent Kos (born June 25, 2000) is a female international Canadian lawn bowler.[1]
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| Born | June 25, 2000 (age 26) Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada | |||||||||||
| Education | University of Regina | |||||||||||
| Occupation | Teacher / Student / Marketing Assistant | |||||||||||
| Years active | 2007 - present | |||||||||||
| Employer | Ripplinger Financial Corp | |||||||||||
| Website | https://jordankos.weebly.com | |||||||||||
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| Country | Canada | |||||||||||
| Sport | Bowls | |||||||||||
| Club | Regina LBC | |||||||||||
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National finals | 2022 Gold Medal - Canadian Women's Singles | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal
Kos started lawn bowling at the Regina Lawn Bowling Club in May 2008 at the age of 7 years.[citation needed] Kos became a member of the Development Squad of Team Canada in 2014, at the age of 14 years - the youngest player every to do so.[2] Kos became a member of the high performance, seniors quad, Team Canada in 2016.[citation needed] Kos attends the University of Regina, Faculty of Education and Faculty of Arts History.[when?][citation needed]
Bowls career
Kos won a bronze medal in the triples with Jacqueline Foster and Leanne Chinery at the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, held in the Gold Coast, Queensland.[3][4]
In 2020, Kos was selected for the blue ribbon event of the sport, the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
Kos was selected to represent Canada at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England. She competed in the women's singles and the women's pairs (as skip).[6] This was Kos' debut appearance at the Commonwealth Games.[7] In 2023, Kos represented Canada at the World Bowls Champion of Champions. Kos placed 2nd in her pool and 4th overall. Kos advanced to the semi-finals and was eliminated by USA.[8] Also in 2023, she was selected again, as part of the team to represent Canada at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[9] She participated in the women's pairs and the women's fours events.[10][11] In the fours, Kos qualified in second place in her group before being eliminated in the quarter final, after losing to Scotland.[12]
In 2024, Kos was selected to represent Canada at the Atlantic Challenge (formerly the Four Nations Series) in Ayr, Scotland at the Bowls Scotland's National Training Centre.[13]