Ringing in the New Year with Twelve High Performance Podium Finishes from 2024

January 3, 2025

Canadian lawn bowling had a remarkable year in 2024. Coming off of our best results at the World Bowls Championship in 2023 with 1 gold, 1 silver, and 2 bronze medals, the High-Performance Squad members continued riding that momentum into 2024.  

As a way to celebrate all the accomplishments and podium finishes from our high-performance athletes, we ran a 12-day social media campaign highlighting the team’s top moments throughout the year as we approach the new year. The top moments were posted in chronological order, starting from the first podium finish in April counting down Team Canada’ most recent win at the 2024 World Bowls U25 Championship in December.  

The Top Moments in 2024 in Lawn Bowls:  

April 2024 

2024 World Bowls Indoor Championship  
  • Linda Ng won bronze medal in women’s singles. 
  • Mike McNorton & Linda Ng won a bronze medal in mixed pairs. 

April 2024 

2024 State Championships (AUS) 
  • Kelly McKerihen named Women’s singles Champion earning a gold medal.  
  • Gold medal in mixed pairs event for Kelly McKerihen and her teammate.  

May 2024  

2024 IBD World Championships  
  • Louise McLean, and director Lianne Franklin, won bronze medal during the first international even for Canada’s para squad. 

June 2024 

2024 Australian Open  
  • Emma Boyd, Kelly McKerihen, former Team Canada member Leanne Chinery won gold medal in the women’s fours event.  

July 2024  

2024 Victorian Indoor Championships  
  • Kelly McKerihen won the title of Women’s singles Champion along with a gold medal. 

August 2024 

2024 Canadian Championships  
  • Greg Wilson won a gold medal in men’s fours along with his teammates representing Alberta.  
  • Jackie Foster, alongside fellow Nova Scotians, won gold in women’s fours.  
  • Pat Bird, representing Alberta, won gold in the men’s triples event.  
  • Louis McLean, and director Carolyn Campbell, won gold in the B2 singles classification event.  
  • Andy Caldwell won gold in the B6 singles discipline.  

August 2024  

2024 Atlantic International Challenge 
  • Joradn Kos crowned female player of the tournament based on winning 33 points out of the collective 108 from Team Canada.  

October 2024 

2024 Australian Championships  
  • Kelly McKerihen named female champion earning a gold medal in the women’s singles event.  

November 2024  

2024 US Open  
  • Canadian players, including national team athletes, competed phenomenally. Notably, Rob Law, Greg Wilson, and Jon MacDonald won the gold medal in the men’s fours.  

November 2024 

2024 Hong Kong International Classic  
  • Kelly McKerihen and Emma Boyd claimed the title of champion in women’s pairs by earning the gold medal.  

November 2024 

2024 Champion of Champions  
  • Pat Bird won a bronze medal in the men’s singles event.  

December 2024  

2024 World Bowls U25 Championships  
  • Emma Boyd won bronze medal in women’s singles discipline.  

 

Feel free to see our athletes’ top moments on our Facebook or Instagram page, and to follow along as the Squad continues to pursue international competitions in 2025!  

For more information, please contact Samantha Burelle, Safe Sport and Communications Coordinator, at sburelle@bowlscanada.com.  

 

About Bowls Canada Boulingrin  

Bowls Canada Boulingrin (BCB) is the governing body responsible for lawn bowls in Canada. BCB’s mission is to advance the sport of bowls in Canada. BCB is funded through Sport Canada and would like to thank the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Government of Canada for its support of lawn bowling in Canada. For more details on Bowls Canada Boulingrin and the sport of lawn bowls, visit www.bowlscanada.com.   

Bowls Canada Boulingrin acknowledges that its office in Ottawa is located upon the traditional and unceded of the Anishinàbe Algonquin People. The Algonquin People have inhabited and cared for these lands long before today. BCB honours and thanks all the generations of Anishinàbe Algonquin people who have and continue to take care of this land that we all share. We pledge to continue exploring and making meaningful contributions to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action especially as it related to Sport and Reconciliation (items 87 to 91).