Melanie James

{{Short description|Zimbabwean lawn bowler}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Use British English|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = | name = Melanie James | image = | image_size =  | caption = | nationality = Zimbabwean | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | club = | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{flagicon|ZIM}} }} {{MedalCompetition | Atlantic Bowls Championships }} {{Medal|Bronze|2019 Cardiff|fours}} }}

'''Melanie James''' is a Zimbabwean international lawn bowler.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bowlstawa.nz/titles/players/titles/5602|title=M James|publisher=Bowls Tawa|access-date=5 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldbowls.com/2019/05/14/2019-atlantic-championships-cardiff-wales-day-4-2/|title=Spotlight on superstars in South Wales|publisher=World Bowls|access-date=5 June 2021}}</ref>

==Bowls career== James won a fours bronze medal (with Allyson Dale, Heather Singleton and Kerry Craven), at the 2019 Atlantic Bowls Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1079592/walker-beats-burnett-to-retain-mens-singles-title-at-world-bowls-atlantic-championships|title=Walker beats Burnett to retain men's singles title at World Bowls Atlantic Championships|publisher=Inside the Games|access-date=15 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldbowls.com/event/2019-atlantic-championships/|title=2019 Atlantic Championships|publisher=World Bowls|access-date=15 May 2021}}</ref>

James was selected as part of the five woman team by Zimbabwe for the sport's blue riband event, the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bowls.com.au/2020-world-bowls-championships-competing-countries/|title=2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES|publisher=Bowls Australia|access-date=5 June 2021}}</ref>

In 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent Zimbabwe 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 triples 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}}</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>

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