Lynette Zoe McLean ( – 6 May 2017) was an international lawn bowler from New Zealand.

Biography

McLean was educated at Freyberg High School and started bowling in 1975 at Northern Bowling Club. She won two medals at the

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including a gold medal in the 1989 fours, in

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, Fiji. She won a

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in the women's fours with Adrienne Lambert, Marlene Castle and Rhoda Ryan at the

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. She died at her home in

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on 6 May 2017, aged 72, following a heart attack.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McLean, Lyn 1940s births 2017 deaths New Zealand female bowls players Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Bowls players at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1990 Commonwealth Games 20th-century New Zealand sportswomen Commonwealth Games silver medallists in lawn bowls