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Kristina Van Nierop

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Kristina Van Nierop, born Kristina Krstic on 15 June 1994, is an Australian international lawn bowler who reached a career high ranking of world number 3 in June 2025. A chiropractor, she started bowling at the age of 10 and won multiple junior titles, and came to prominence by winning the silver medal in the pairs with Karen Murphy at the 2015 Hong Kong International Bowls Classic. She has won four Australian National Bowls Championships medals and four Australian open medals. At the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham she won the pairs gold medal with Ellen Ryan, defeating England in a tie break final, and in 2023 she was selected for the World Outdoor Bowls Championship.

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1994 1
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5+ 1
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    Kristina Van Nierop née Krstic (born 15 June 1994) is an Australian international lawn bowler.
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    She has won four Australian National Bowls Championships medals and four Australian open medals.
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    is an Australian international lawn bowler
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