{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{short description|Irish bowler}} {{Use British English|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = | name = Ashleigh Rainey | image = | image_size = <!--Only for images narrower than 220 pixels.--> | caption = | nationality = British (Northern Irish) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|4|28}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | sport = Lawn bowls | club = Ewarts BC (outdoors) | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|25px combined Ireland}} {{MedalCompetition|Atlantic Bowls Championships}} {{MedalBronze|2011 Paphos|fours}} {{MedalBronze|2019 Cardiff|triples}} {{MedalCompetition|European Bowls Championships}} {{MedalGold|2022 Ayr|triples}} {{MedalCompetition|Irish Nationals}} {{MedalGold|2018|triples}} {{MedalGold|2023|pairs}} {{MedalGold|2024|fours}} }}
'''Ashleigh Rainey''' (born 28 April 1985) is a Northern Irish international lawn and indoor bowler.<ref name=CG22>{{cite web|url=https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/athlete-details/62642|title=Official Games profile|publisher=2022 Commonwealth Games|access-date=4 August 2022}}</ref>
== Bowls career == Ashleigh has played for Ireland both indoors and outdoors.<ref name=IBF>{{cite web|url=http://irishbowlsfederation.co.uk/world-bowls-2020-meet-the-ireland-team/|title=World Bowls 2020 – Meet the Ireland Team|publisher=Irish Bowls Federation}}</ref>
In 2019, she won the triples bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldbowls.com/event/2019-atlantic-championships/|title=2019 Atlantic Championships|publisher=World Bowls|access-date=17 May 2021}}</ref> and in 2020, she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://irishbowlingassociation.co.uk/uncategorized/ireland-team-for-world-bowls-2020/|title=Ireland Team for World Bowls 2020|publisher=Irish Bowling Association}}</ref><ref name=IBF/>
In 2022, she competed in the women's triples and the Women's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.<ref name=CG22/> During 2002, she also won a gold medal at the European Bowls Championships in the triples with Chloe Wilson and Lara Reaney.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vSTVKj6NY2HrjxGAc68UFChZXnUlx43TfWRn1bMqtmud5w1TrAr-mSW8MNRx2DySQ4pKCnGjLle0_M_/pubhtml |title=2023 European Bowls Championships results |publisher=Bowls Europe |access-date=25 May 2023}}</ref>
In 2023, she won her second national title, after winning the pairs at the Irish National finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iwba.co.uk/Championships/IWBA-Championships.html |title=2023 IWBA National Championships |publisher=Irish Women's Bowling Association |access-date=3 September 2023}}</ref> Shortly afterwards in 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent Ireland at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bowlsinternational.keypublishing.com/competitors-confirmed-world-bowls-outdoor-championships/ |title=COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023 |website=Bowls International |date=5 June 2023 |access-date=2 September 2023}}</ref> She participated in the women's pairs and the women's fours events.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldbowls.com/events-list/ |title=Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia |publisher=World Bowls |access-date=2 September 2023 |archive-date=19 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519080851/https://www.worldbowls.com/events-list/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://world2023.bowls.com.au/event-info/schedule/ |title=SCHEDULE & DRAWS |publisher=Bowls Australia |access-date=2 September 2023}}</ref>
Rainey won a third title at the 2024 Nationals in the fours.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iwba.co.uk/Championships/IWBA-Championships.html |title=2024 Winners |publisher=IWBA |access-date=30 March 2025}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rainey, Ashleigh}} Category:Female lawn bowls players from Northern Ireland Category:Living people Category:1985 births Category:Bowls players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Category:21st-century sportswomen from Northern Ireland Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Northern Ireland