Betty Morgan (bowls)

Elizabeth 'Betty' Mary Morgan MBE (born 1942) is a Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler. She was appointed an MBE in 2005.[1]

Betty Morgan MBE
Personal information
NationalityWelsh
Born (1942-09-05) 5 September 1942
Llandrindod Wells, Wales
Sport
ClubLlandrindod Wells BC
Medal record
Representing  Wales
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Adelaide Women's triples
Silver medal – second place 2004 Leamington Spa Women's pairs
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 MelbourneWomen's singles
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Silver medal – second place1993 Floridafours
Bronze medal – third place1997 Llandrindod Wellssingles
Gold medal – first place1997 Llandrindod Wellstriples
Silver medal – second place2005 Bangorsingles
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place1995singles
Gold medal – first place1998singles
Gold medal – first place2003singles
Gold medal – first place1994pairs
Gold medal – first place1995pairs
Gold medal – first place1996pairs
Gold medal – first place2003pairs
Gold medal – first place2011pairs
Gold medal – first place1990triples
Gold medal – first place2003triples
Gold medal – first place1978fours
Gold medal – first place1999fours
Gold medal – first place2011fours

Bowls career

Morgan made her Welsh debut in 1976 and won multiple Welsh national titles.

World Outdoor Championship

Morgan won the bronze medal in the women's triples during the 1996 World Outdoor Bowls Championship and a silver medal with Caroline Taylor in the women's pairs at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Leamington Spa.[2]

Commonwealth Games

Morgan won a silver medal in the singles at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. She also competed in the fours at the 1994 Commonwealth Games and in the singles at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.[3]

Atlantic Championships

In 1993 she won the fours silver medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships and four years later in her home country she won the singles bronze medal and the triples gold medal.[4][5] A fourth medal was won in 2005 when she won the singles silver medal at the Championships.[6]

British Isles

Morgan has won the British Isles Bowls Championships singles title three times in 1995, 1998 and 2003, a record only bettered by Irish bowler Margaret Johnston. In addition to the three singles titles she has won ten other British Isles titles; pairs (1994, 1995, 1996, 2003 and 2011), triples (1990 & 2003), fours (1978, 1999 & 2011).[7] The 2003 success created history because she was the first woman to win the singles, pairs and triples in the same year.

National

Outdoors, Morgan has won 26 Welsh National Bowls Championships.[8]

  • singles - 1984, 1986, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2002
  • pairs - 1980, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2010, 2011, 2019
  • triples - 1989, 1999, 2002, 2009
  • fours - 1977, 1983, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2010, 2014, 2016

References
  1. "Betty Morgan biography". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  2. "Betty Morgan on world titles and 40 years playing bowls". BBC.
  3. "Athlete profile". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  4. "Dunwoodie, G. (1997) 'Hawes and Price take title for England'". The Times. 27 August 1997. p. 39. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  5. "Dunwoodie, G. (1997) 'Price savours singular feat'". The Times. 3 September 1997. p. 46. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  6. "2005 Atlantic Rim Games". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 11 January 2006. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  7. "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.
  8. "WBA Handbook" (PDF). Welsh Bowls.
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