Anwen Butten

Anwen Butten

Personal information
Nationality	Wales
Born	(1972-03-29) 29 March 1972 Carmarthen
Medal record Representing  Wales World Outdoor Championships 2004 Leamington Spa fours 2008 Christchurch fours 2008 Christchurch triples 2012 Adelaide fours 2016 Christchurch triples Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester pairs 2010 Delhi pairs

Margaret Anwen Butten (born 29 August 1972 in Carmarthen) is a Welsh international Bowls competitor for Wales.

At the 2002 Commonwealth Games she won a bronze medal along with Joanna Weale in the women's pairs event.^[1] Butten competed at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne but was unsuccessful in winning a medal. She then competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games along with Hannah Smith in the women's pairs and won a bronze medal.^[2] Her passion for bowls began at the age of 13 after watching her Mother play for the Welsh International team. Seeing her mother play inspired her to play.^[3]

During the run up to the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow she was chosen for the Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay in Carmarthen.^[4] The Baton carries a message from the Head of the Commonwealth, currently Queen Elizabeth II. The Relay traditionally begins at Buckingham Palace in London as a part of the city's Commonwealth Day festivities. The Queen entrusts the baton to the first relay runner. At the Opening Ceremony of the Games, held at Glasgow's Celtic F.C. stadium, the final relay runner, Chris Hoy, handed the baton back to the Queen, who read the message aloud to officially open the Games.

In 2016, she won a silver medal with Kathy Pearce and Emma Woodcock in the triples at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch.^[5]

She was selected as part of the Welsh team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland^[6]

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