Ceri Ann Davies

Ceri Ann Davies (born 15 December 1978), married name Ceri Ann Glen is an international lawn bowls player.

Ceri Ann Davies
Personal information
NationalityAustralian & British (Welsh)
CitizenshipBritish & Australian
Born (1978-12-15) 15 December 1978
Sport
SportBowls
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne Women's triples
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Bronze medal – third place2007 Christchurchfours
Representing  Wales
World Indoor Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place2008Women's singles
Gold medal – first place2008Mixed pairs
Gold medal – first place2009Mixed pairs
Gold medal – first place2023mixed pairs

Bowls career

She made her debut for Wales aged just eleven.[1] After competing for Wales since the age of eleven, she moved to Australia where she was courted by their Talent Identification Programme. After switching allegiance to Australia she won a silver medal in the triples at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.[2]

In 2008, she won the Women's singles and Mixed pairs during the 2008 World Indoor Bowls Championship and one year later she retained the Mixed pairs title at the 2009 World Indoor Bowls Championship with David Gourlay.[3]

She won a bronze medal at the 2007 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in Christchurch.[4]

In 2023, representing Wales, she won the 2023 World Indoor Bowls Championship mixed pairs final, with Stewart Anderson.[5][6]

Professional career

Ceri Ann Davies has worked as a sport psychologist, coach and high performance manager. She is currently the Performance Pathway Manager for Olympic and Paralympic Archery for Great Britain.

Personal life

She married Dr. Ian Glen in December, 2012 and together they have two children.

References
  1. "Ceri Ann Davies plans to strike gold for Scotland on the bowling greens at the Commonwealth Games". Herald Scotland.
  2. "Ceri Ann Davies beats Skipp to make history". The Telegraph.
  3. "Davies and Gourlay's pairs joy". BBC Sport.
  4. "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  5. "Mixed Pairs draw". World Bowls Tour. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  6. "Kirkliston's Ceri Ann Glen bags another world title with Mixed Pairs success". Edinburgh Live. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
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