{{Short description|Hong Kong Chinese lawn bowler}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Use British English|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = | name = Gloria Ha | image = | image_size = <!--Only for images narrower than 220 pixels.--> | caption = | nationality = Hong Kong, China | birth_date = 2002 <ref name=WB>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldbowls.com/2016/07/28/teen-star-to-create-bowls-history/|title=Teen star to create bowls history|publisher=World Bowls}}</ref> | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | club = Hong Kong Youth Development Team |medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{HKG}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Asia Pacific Bowls Championships}} {{MedalBronze| 2019 Gold Coast|fours}} {{MedalCompetition|WB Indoor Championships}} {{MedalSilver | 2022 Bristol | singles }} }}
'''Gloria Yat Ting Ha''' (born 2002) is a female international Hong Kong Chinese lawn bowler.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hklba.org/new/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1172&Itemid=166&lang=en|title=Profile|publisher=Hong Kong Lawn Bowls Association}}</ref>
== Bowls career == Ha made her debut for Hong Kong in 2015 and won a bronze medal in the fours with Angel So, Phyllis Wong and Cheryl Chan at the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, held in the Gold Coast, Queensland.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportsdesq.sportstg.com/portal/index.cfm?fuseaction=main&OrgID=16084|title=Results Portal|publisher=Bowls Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bowls.com.au/2019-asia-pacific-championships-friday-finals-wrap/|title=2019 ASIA PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS: FRIDAY FINALS WRAP|date=28 June 2019 |publisher=World Bowls}}</ref>
At the age of just 14 she was selected for Hong Kong at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in New Zealand.<ref name=WB/> In 2022, Ha won a silver medal at the inaugural World Bowls Indoor Championships in the singles, she was defeated in the final by Julie Forrest.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bcmagazine.net/2022/04/30/gloria-ha-wins-silver-medal-at-world-bowls-indoor-championships/|title=Gloria Ha Wins Silver Medal at World Bowls Indoor Championships|date=30 April 2022 |publisher=BC Magazine|access-date=5 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bowlsinternational.keypublishing.com/anderson-and-merrien-claim-mixed-pairs-title/|title=Anderson And Merrien Claim World Bowls Indoor Mixed Pairs Title|date=28 April 2022 |publisher=Bowls International|access-date=29 April 2022}}</ref>
In 2023, she won her second national singles title.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.insidebowls.com/pdfviewer/inside-bowls-september-2023/ |title=Inside Bowls Magazine, September 2023, pages 32, Student's second national title in two months |publisher=Inside Bowls |access-date=8 September 2023 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>
Later in 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent Hong Kong 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 singles and the women's triples 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 |archive-date=11 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811144518/https://world2023.bowls.com.au/event-info/schedule/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the singles, Ha finished second in her group before losing the quarter final to Kelly McKerihen.
In 2024, Ha successfully retained her singles crown at the National Championships.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bowls.org.hk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Winner-of-2024-National-Championship-Finals-Day-Summer.pdf |title=2024 National Championships |website=Hong Kong Lawn Bowls Association |access-date=17 September 2023}}</ref>
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