Chris Ward (bowls)

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

Chris Ward
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born(1941-12-25)25 December 1941 [1]
Fakenham, Norfolk
Sport
ClubCromer and District Bowling Club
Medal record
Representing England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Edinburghpairs
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place1983singles

Bowls career

He 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 & 1982 [6] and won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1983.[7][8]

Family

In addition to his brother David being an international player his sister Jayne Roylance was an international player and national champion.[9]

References
  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. "Past Records". Bowls England.
  7. "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.
  8. Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
  9. "Norfolk's former England star Jayne Roylance dies at the age of 71". Eastern Daily Press.
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