Chris Ward (bowls)

Chris Ward
Personal information
Born(1941-12-25)25 December 1941 [1]
Fakenham, Norfolk, England
Sport
ClubCromer and District Bowling Club
Medal record
Representing England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Edinburgh pairs
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place 1983 singles

Christopher C Ward (born 1941) is a England former international lawn bowler.[2]

Bowls career

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Ward won a bronze medal in the pairs with his younger brother David Ward at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.[3] He had earlier represented England in the pairs, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[4][5]

In addition he has won four National titles including the singles in 1977[6] and 1982,[7][8] and the fours in 1980.[9]

Ward won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1983.[10][11]

Family

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In addition to his brother David being an international player his sister Jayne Roylance was an international player and national champion.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "1941 births". Free BMD.
  2. ^ "Chris Ward Profile". Bowls tawa. Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  3. ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
  4. ^ "1978 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ^ "Hufton is defeated". Nottingham Evening Post. 20 August 1977. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Printer Chris bowls bonanza". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 21 August 1982. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
  9. ^ "Sacked Ward proves them wrong". Western Daily Press. 14 August 1980. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  11. ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
  12. ^ "Norfolk's former England star Jayne Roylance dies at the age of 71". Eastern Daily Press.