Clare Hendra is a New Zealand international lawn and indoor bowls player.

Bowls career

Hendra became a national champion after winning the fours event, playing with

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, Selina Smith and Tayla Bruce, at the 2020

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. She was later named as the New Zealand Female Emerging player of the year. In 2022, she was selected by New Zealand as a reserve for the

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in Birmingham, England. In January 2023, Hendra won a second national title, when winning the women's pairs title with Tayla Bruce. She then participated in her first World indoor bowls championship, competing in the singles and mixed pairs at the

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. In 2023, she won her second title at the National Championships, bowling for Silverstream BC.

Working life

Hendra works as a data analyst manager for the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hendra, Clare Living people New Zealand female bowls players 21st-century New Zealand women Sportspeople from Upper Hutt Year of birth missing (living people)