Jordan Kos

Jordan Kos
Personal information
BornJune 25, 2000 (2000-06-25) (age 26)
EducationUniversity of Regina
OccupationTeacher / Student / Marketing Assistant
Years active2007 - present
EmployerRipplinger Financial Corp
Websitehttps://jordankos.weebly.com
Sport
CountryCanada
SportBowls
ClubRegina LBC
Achievements and titles
National finals
2022 Gold Medal - Canadian Women's Singles
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 Gold Coasttriples

Jordan Audra Sargent Kos (born June 25, 2000) is a female international Canadian lawn bowler.

Personal

Kos started lawn bowling at the Regina Lawn Bowling Club in May 2008 at the age of 7 years.[citation needed] Kos became a member of the Development Squad of Team Canada in 2014, at the age of 14 years - the youngest player every to do so. Kos became a member of the high performance, seniors quad, Team Canada in 2016.[citation needed] Kos attends the University of Regina, Faculty of Education and Faculty of Arts History.[when?][citation needed]

Bowls career

Kos won a bronze medal in the triples with Jacqueline Foster and Leanne Chinery at the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, held in the Gold Coast, Queensland.

In 2020, Kos was selected for the blue ribbon event of the sport, the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kos was selected to represent Canada at the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham, England. She competed in the women's singles and the women's pairs (as skip). This was Kos' debut appearance at the Commonwealth Games. In 2023, Kos represented Canada at the World Bowls Champion of Champions. Kos placed 2nd in her pool and 4th overall. Kos advanced to the semi-finals and was eliminated by USA. Also in 2023, she was selected again, as part of the team to represent Canada at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. She participated in the women's pairs and the women's fours events. In the fours, Kos qualified in second place in her group before being eliminated in the quarter final, after losing to Scotland.

In 2024, Kos was selected to represent Canada at the Atlantic Challenge (formerly the Four Nations Series) in Ayr, Scotland at the Bowls Scotland's National Training Centre.

References

  1. ↑ "Senior Squad". Bowls Canada. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Senior Squad". Bowls Canada. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Results Portal". Bowls Australia.
  4. ↑ "2019 ASIA PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS: FRIDAY FINALS WRAP". World Bowls. 28 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "2020 World Bowls Championships: Competing Countries". Bowls Australia. 12 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "2022 Commonwealth Games Team Selected - Bowls Canada".
  8. ↑ "Home".
  9. ↑ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  12. ↑ "Canada Advances to Quarterfinals in 3 of 4 Disciplines". The Sport Information Resource Centre. SIRC. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  13. ↑ "Atlantic International Challenge – Bowls Canada Boulingrin".