Lucy Kate Beere (born 7 July 1982) is a Guernsey international lawn and indoor bowler.

Bowls career

She has represented Guernsey at four

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; competing in the

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in Delhi, the

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in Glasgow, the

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in the Gold Coast and the

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in Birmingham where she won a silver medal in the

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event. In 2018, she defeated

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in the final of the

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In 2019, she won the singles and pairs silver medal at the

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and during the same year she won three gold medals at the European Bowls Championships. In 2020, she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the

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. In 2022, she competed in the women's singles and the women's pairs at the

. At the Games, Beere won Guernsey's first medal in 28 years, by winning the silver medal in the singles event where she lost by 21 shots to 17 in the final to Australian Ellen Ryan. In 2023, she was selected again as part of the team to represent Guernsey at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. She participated in the women's singles and the women's pairs events. Shortly after the World Championships and still on the Gold Coast, Beere won the silver medal at the

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for the second time, losing to Anne Nunes in the final, 2–5, 4–3, 3–6. Beere won a bronze medal at the 2024 European Bowls Championships.

Honours

Beere was appointed

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(MBE) in the

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for services to bowls on Guernsey.

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