Clare Hendra
{{short description|New Zealand lawn bowls player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2023}}
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| name = Clare Hendra
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| birth_place = Upper Hutt, New Zealand
| sport = Lawn bowls
| country = New Zealand
| club = Silverstream Bowling Club
| nationals = Fours champion (2020)
Pairs champion (2023)
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Clare Hendra is a New Zealand international lawn and indoor bowls player.{{cite web|url=https://bowlstawa.nz/titles/players/titles/2832 |title=Clare Hendra |website=Bowls tawa |access-date=15 January 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://bowlsnewzealand.co.nz/podcast/clare-hendra/ |title=Clare Hendra |website=Bowls New Zealand |date=13 July 2021 |access-date=15 January 2023}}
Bowls career
Hendra became a national champion after winning the fours event, playing with Sandra Keith, Selina Smith and Tayla Bruce, at the 2020 New Zealand National Bowls Championships.{{cite web|url=https://bowlsnewzealand.co.nz/event-news/record-extending-14th-national-title-for-gary-lawson/|title=Record-extending 14th national title for Gary Lawson|website=Bowls New Zealand|date=March 2020 }} She was later named as the New Zealand Female Emerging player of the year.{{cite web|url=https://bowlsnewzealand.co.nz/news/bowls-new-zealand-summerset-awards-2020-emerging-player-of-the-year-female/ |title=Bowls New Zealand Summerset Awards 2020 Emerging Player of the Year – Female |website=Bowls New Zealand |date=2 September 2020 |access-date=15 January 2023}}
In 2022, she was selected by New Zealand as a reserve for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.{{cite web|url=https://www.nzsportswire.com/2022/06/22/nz-bowls-team-named-for-commonwealth-games/ |title=NZ bowls team selected for the Commonwealth Games |website=New Zealand Sports Wire |date=22 June 2022 |access-date=15 January 2023}}
In January 2023, Hendra won a second national title, when winning the women's pairs title with Tayla Bruce.{{cite news |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/women-in-sport/130931812/world-champion-tayla-bruce-caps-phenomenal-year-with-national-pairs-title-alongside-clare-hendra |title=World champion Tayla Bruce caps phenomenal year with national pairs title alongside Clare Hendra |date=9 January 2023 |work=Stuff |access-date=15 January 2023}} She then participated in her first World indoor bowls championship, competing in the singles and mixed pairs at the 2023 World Indoor Bowls Championship.{{cite web|url=https://bowlsinternational.keypublishing.com/2023-world-indoor-bowls-championships-draws-preview/ |title=2023 World Indoor Bowls Championships, Draws/Preview |website=Bowls International |access-date=15 January 2023}}
In 2023, she won her second title at the National Championships, bowling for Silverstream BC.{{cite web|url=https://bowlsnewzealand.co.nz/2023-summerset-nationals-entry-hub/ |title=Entry Hub |publisher=Bowls New Zealand |access-date=18 May 2023}}
Working life
Hendra works as a data analyst manager for the Ministry of Education.