Lyn McLean
Personal information
Full nameLynette Zoe McLean
Born1944 or 1945
Died (aged 72)
Foxton Beach, New Zealand
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportLawn bowls
ClubFoxton and Beach Bowling Club
Manawatu Bowling Club
Medal record
Women's bowls
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1990 Auckland Fours
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Suva Fours
Silver medal – second place 1989 Suva Pairs

Lynette Zoe McLean (1944 or 1945 – 6 May 2017) was an international lawn bowler from New Zealand.[1]

Biography

She was educated at Freyberg High School and started bowling in 1975 at Northern Bowling Club.

She won two medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships including a gold medal in the 1989 fours, in Suva, Fiji.[2]

She won a silver medal in the women's fours with Adrienne Lambert, Marlene Castle and Rhoda Ryan at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland.[3][4]

She died at her home in Foxton Beach on 6 May 2017, aged 72, following a heart attack.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  2. ^ "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
  5. ^ Heagney, George (10 May 2017). "Commonwealth Games medalist and top bowler Lyn McLean dies". Manawatu Standard. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Lyn McLean death notice". Manawatu Standard. 13 May 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
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