Sue CURRAN
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Lawn Bowls
Lawn Bowls
Birth Date: 17 Nov 1946Place of Birth: WHANGANUICountry of birth: NZLAge: 71Gender:
Female
Sport Class:
B3
Sue CURRAN - Schedule
| Time | Event | Status | ||
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Thu, 5 Apr
16:01
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Mixed B2/B3 Pairs
Section A - Round 1
NZL New Zealand
14
WAL Wales
11
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Finished |
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Fri, 6 Apr
16:01
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Mixed B2/B3 Pairs
Section A - Round 2
NZL New Zealand
12
RSA South Africa
14
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Finished |
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Sat, 7 Apr
16:01
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Mixed B2/B3 Pairs
Section A - Round 3
NZL New Zealand
11
AUS Australia
16
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Finished |
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Sun, 8 Apr
9:01
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Mixed B2/B3 Pairs
Section A - Round 4
NZL New Zealand
5
SCO Scotland
23
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Finished |
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Mon, 9 Apr
12:15
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Mixed B2/B3 Pairs
Section A - Round 5
ENG England
13
NZL New Zealand
16
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Finished |
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WAL
RSA
AUS
SCO
ENGBiographical Information
Highlights:
| Year | Location | Event | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Glasgow, SCO | B2/B3 Mixed Pairs | 4 |
| Year | Location | Event | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Cape Town, RSA | B3 Mixed Pairs | 2 |
| 2017 | Cape Town, RSA | B3 Women's Singles | 5 |
| 2013 | Worthing, ENG | B4 Women's Singles | 2 |
| 2013 | Worthing, ENG | B4 Mixed Pairs | 3 |
| Year | Location | Event | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Lower Hutt, NZL | B3 Mixed Pairs | 3 |
| 2015 | Lower Hutt, NZL | B3 Women's Singles | 3 |
Hobbies: Travelling, gardening, knitting (Athlete, 6 Jun 2017)
Occupation: Retired (Athlete, 6 Jun 2017)
Languages spoken: English
Coach:
PERSONAL: Ann MUIR (NZL) (Athlete, 6 Jun 2017)
NATIONAL: Sharon SIMS (NZL) (NZOC, 22 Nov 2017)
Reason: Started playing blind lawn bowls in September 2011, after having played indoor lawn bowls for six years. "I was looking for a sport I could play with the visual impairment I have." (stuff.co.nz, 25 Jul 2014; Athlete, 6 Jun 2017)
Ambition: To compete at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. (Athlete, 6 Jun 2017)
Memorable: "Winning a silver and bronze at my first visually impaired World Blind Bowls Championships (2015), in my second year." (Athlete, 6 Jun 2017)
Hero: "I look up to my coach Ann MUIR (NZL) because of her successes, achievements and knowledge in the sport of lawn bowls." (Athlete, 6 Jun 2017)
Influence: "My late stepfather encouraged me to start playing the game and Ann (MUIR) has driven me, passed on her knowledge, pushing me to succeed." (Athlete, 6 Jun 2017)
Ritual: "Play with a necklace around my neck (was my late husband's necklace)." (Athlete, 6 Jun 2017)
Additional information:
OLDEST
At age 67, became the oldest athlete to represent New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games, when she competed at Glasgow 2014. Surpassed fellow New Zealand lawn bowler John DAVIES, who was 60, at the Manchester 2002 Commonwealth Games. (stuff.co.nz, 25 Jul 2014)
IMPAIRMENT DETAILS
Vision is slowly deteriorating. "I can't see the far end of the bowling green. I have a little bit of peripheral vision, but don't have long-distance vision, and what vision I do have is very blurry - I don't recognise faces very well." (nzherald.co.nz, 12 Jul 2013; stuff.co.nz, 25 Jul 2014)
DIRECTOR: Ann MUIR (NZL)
Legend
: Gold
: Silver
: Bronze
: Gold Medal Event
: Bronze Medal Event
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