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Giulia Gallo (born February 16, 1983) is a female international Italian lawn and indoor bowler.

Personal life
Gallo, originally from Genova (Italy), moved to the United States of America in 2014, to pursue her postdoctoral research career in data science, renewable energy and electricity markets at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), in Golden, Colorado. From 2014 to 2016, she worked at NREL as one of the NREL Director's Postdoctoral Fellows and in 2016 she moved to Berkeley, California, to work at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), as a Senior Scientific Engineering Associate.

Gallo moved to the Los Angeles area in summer of 2016, and now resides in Long Beach, CA, currently working as a Senior Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft. She holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science, a Master Degree in Bioengineering, and a Bachelor Degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Genova (Italy).

Bowls career
Gallo started lawn bowling at the Berkeley Lawn Bowling Club, in California (USA) in June, 2016 and she is currently a member of the Long Beach Lawn Bowling Club, in California (USA).

In September 2023, Gallo won the PBA USA Qualifiers to play in the upcoming 2024 World Indoor Bowls Championships.

In October 2023, Gallo won a silver medal in the 2023 US Open Fours competition, alongside Team USA players, Anne Nunes, Janice Bell and Candy DeFazio. Two days later, she won her first international title, winning the gold medal in the 2023 US Open Pairs competition with Candy DeFazio.

In January 2024, she will compete in the 2024 World Indoor Bowls Championships, at Potters Resorts, in the Open Singles, the Ladies Matchplay and the Mixed Pairs, partnering with Mark Dawes.

Results
International Competitions


 * 2023 - Competed in the Henselite Victorian Open, Gipssland (Australia).
 * 2023 - Woodstock, Ontario (Canada). Ladies three days tournament. 3rd in Women's Singles.

National Competitions


 * 2019 - SWD (South West Division) Open. Santa Anita Lawn Bowling Club. 1st in Women's Fours.
 * 2022 - SWD (South West Division) Open. Laguna Beach Lawn Bowling Club. Newport Harbor Lawn Bowling Club. Long Beach Lawn Bowling Club. 1st in Women's Fours. 3rd in Women's Pairs.
 * 2023 - SCD (South Central Division) Open. Sun City. 1st in Women's Singles.
 * 2023 - SWD (South West Division) Open. Laguna Beach Lawn Bowling Club. Long Beach Lawn Bowling Club. 1st in Women's Fours. 1st in Women's Pairs.

Local


 * 2018 - Novice Singles Champion - San Francisco Lawn Bowling Club
 * 2022 - Triples Club Champion - Long Beach Lawn Bowling Club
 * 2022 - Pairs Club Champion - Long Beach Lawn Bowling Club
 * 2023 - Pairs Club Champion - Long Beach Lawn Bowling Club
 * 2023 - Singles Club Champion - Long Beach Lawn Bowling Club

Details
Make of bowls


 * Taylor Ace - Size 3 - Blue & White Speckle
 * Taylor Redline - Size 3 - Blue, Green, Yellow