Chris Ward (bowls)
Christopher Ward (born 1941) is a former England international lawn bowler.[1]
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| Born | 25 December 1941 | |||||||||||||
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| Club | Cromer and District Bowling Club | |||||||||||||
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Bowls career
He won a bronze medal in the pairs with his younger brother David Ward at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.[2] He had earlier represented England in the pairs, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[3][4]
In addition he has won four National titles including the singles in 1977 & 1982 [5] and won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1983.[6] [7]
Family
His sister Jayne Roylance was an international player and national champion.[8]
References
- "Chris Ward Profile". Bowls tawa.
- "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
- "1978 Athletes". Team England.
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "Past Records". Bowls England.
- "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.
- Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
- "Norfolk's former England star Jayne Roylance dies at the age of 71". Eastern Daily Press.
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