Claire Anderson (bowls)

Claire Anderson née Claire Walker (born 1992) is a Scottish international lawn bowler.[2]

Claire Anderson
(née Claire Walker)
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born1992
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubEddlewood BC (outdoors)
Blantyre IBC (indoors) [1]
Medal record
Women's bowls
Representing  Scotland
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Gold Coast fours
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Gold Coast pairs

Bowls career

She has won the indoor National triples in 2015 and 2018, the indoor pairs in 2016, the British indoor triples in 2016 and the pairs in 2017.[1]

In 2020, she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] In 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent Scotland at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[4] She participated in the women's pairs and the women's fours events.[5][6] In the fours, her team won the bronze medal. One week later in the pairs partnering Emma McIntyre, she won a bronze medal, losing to Malaysia in the semi final.

Personal life

In 2019, she married former indoor world champion Stewart Anderson.[7]

References

  1. "Claire Anderson profile". Taylor Bowls.
  2. "SIBA Names Senior International Teams". Bowls International.
  3. "World Bowls Championships 2020 Team Announcement". Bowls Scotland.
  4. "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  5. "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  6. "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  7. "A chat with your 2019 Open Singles bowls winner, Stewart Anderson". Potters Holidays.
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