Marlene Robyn Castle (born 13 March 1944) is a lawn and indoor bowls international for New Zealand.[1]

Marlene Castle
Personal information
Born (1944-03-13) 13 March 1944 (age 80)
Auckland, New Zealand
SpouseBruce Castle
RelativeRaelene Castle (daughter)
Sport
CountryNew Zealand
SportLawn bowls
ClubOrewa BC
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Leamington Spa triples
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1990 Auckland fours
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria fours
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester singles
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2000 Yarmouth singles
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Silver medal – second place 1989 Suva triples
Gold medal – first place 1989 Suva fours
Silver medal – second place 1991 Kowloon fours
Silver medal – second place 1993 Victoria singles
Gold medal – first place 1995 Dunedin triples
Gold medal – first place 1995 Dunedin fours
Silver medal – second place 1997 Warilla triples
Silver medal – second place 1997 Warilla fours
Gold medal – first place 1999 Kuala Lumpur singles
Gold medal – first place 2001 Melbourne singles
Silver medal – second place 2001 Melbourne triples
Silver medal – second place 2003 Brisbane singles

Bowls career

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The veteran of four Commonwealth Games won her first medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games, earning a silver in the women's fours. Again as part of the women's fours team she won a bronze medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games. Her last Commonwealth medal was at the 2002 Commonwealth Games where she won a bronze in the women's singles.[2]

Castle has won twelve medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships including five gold medals.[3]

Castle won the 2001 pairs title and the 1999 fours title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Orewa Bowls Club.[4]

Awards

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In 1990, Castle was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal.[5] In 2013, she was an inaugural inductee into the Bowls New Zealand Hall of Fame.[6]

Personal life

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Her husband is Bruce Castle, a former New Zealand Kiwis captain, and her daughter Raelene Castle is a sports administrator. Raelene has previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of Netball New Zealand and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs,[7] and became the CEO of Rugby Australia in December 2017.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Athlete Profile". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ^ Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website
  3. ^ "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. ^ "New Zealand Championships". Bowls Tawa.
  5. ^ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 93. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
  6. ^ "Bowls legends honoured at inaugural Hall of Fame celebration". Bowls New Zealand. 2013. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  7. ^ Castle confirmed as new Bulldogs chief smh.com.au, 29 May 2013
  8. ^ "Raelene Castle becomes first female chief executive of Rugby Australia". TheGuardian.com. Australian Associated Press. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.