Leeane Poulson

Leeane Poulson, born in 1962, is a New Zealand international lawn bowler who also works as a horse racing trainer. She won the gold medal in the fours at the 2018 Australian Open and was named a reserve for the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Selected for New Zealand at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship, she took bronze in the fours and then, partnering Tayla Bruce and Val Smith, won her triples group undefeated and reached the final, where Australia won 16 to 9 and New Zealand claimed silver. In 2024 she won the women's singles at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships, which lifted her to a career high world ranking, listed at number 12 in September 2024. Her late-career success makes her one of the more notable veteran bowlers of the decade.