Carol Ashby

Carol Ashby is a retired six times world indoor bowls champion from England but holds Australian citizenship.

Carol Ashby
Personal information
Nationality England
CitizenshipAustralia
Born1967
Pembury, Kent
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
SportLawn bowls
PartnerNone
Former partner(s)Graeme Archer
RetiredFrom lawn bowls 2015
Medal record
Women's indoor bowls
Representing  England
World Indoor Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place2002Women's singles
Gold medal – first place2003Women's singles
Gold medal – first place2004Women's singles
Gold medal – first place2005Mixed pairs
Gold medal – first place2006Mixed pairs
Gold medal – first place2010Mixed pairs

Bowls career

Ashby won the women's singles title at the 2002 World Indoor Bowls Championship, 2003 World Indoor Bowls Championship and 2004 World Indoor Bowls Championship. She gained as much press coverage for her image despite the fact that she was a three times world singles champion.[1] In addition to the three singles titles she also won three mixed pairs titles in 2005, 2006 and 2010. The 2005 and 2006 wins were with John Price of Wales and during the 2010 championships she partnered Alex Marshall of Scotland.

In 2014, whilst living in Australia she married Scottish international bowler Graeme Archer and in 2015 retired from bowls.[2][3] In 2016 her relationship with Archer ended when he returned to Scotland to live.

References
  1. "Beauty and the bowlers". BBC Sport.
  2. "Archer retires as a Scottish rep". Bowls Australia.
  3. "Ashby gives bowls a new look". Northern Star.


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