Janet Ackland

Janet Ackland (1938–2019) was a Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler.[3]

Janet Ackland
Personal information
NationalityWelsh
Born(1938-12-19)19 December 1938
Died21 December 2019(2019-12-21) (aged 81)[1][2]
University Hospital Llandough, Penarth
Sport
SportBowls
ClubPenarth Belle Vue BC
Medal record
Representing  Wales
World Outdoor Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Worthingpairs
Bronze medal – third place 1977 Worthingfours
Silver medal – second place 1977 Worthingteam
Gold medal – first place 1988 Aucklandsingles
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place1994 Victoriapairs
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place1989fours
Gold medal – first place1990fours

Bowls career

World Championships

Ackland won two bronze medals and a silver medal at the 1977 World Outdoor Bowls Championship; the silver medals came in the pairs with Lilian Nicholas and the fours with Joan Osborne, Enid Morgan and Margaret Pomeroy, the silver medal was in the team event (Taylor Trophy).[4]

Eleven years later the pinnacle of her long career came when she took the singles gold medal at the 1988 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Auckland.

Commonwealth Games

Ackland competed at four successive Commonwealth Games and in the 1994 Commonwealth Games she won a bronze in the pairs with Ann Dainton.[5]

National

Ackland began bowling in 1959 and won her first title at Llandrindod Wells in 1969 and was the 1980 and 1987 Welsh National Bowls Championships singles champion. She has been a member of the Welsh International bowling team since 1973, winning 100 indoor and outdoor caps. She was also the captain of her country's team.[6]

Awards

Ackland is a member of the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame.[7]

References
  1. "Announcement 22 December 2019". Official Facebook page of Penarth Bowls Club. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  2. "The Ups and Downs of Bowls in 2021". Inside Bowls. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  3. "Profile". Bowls TAWA.
  4. Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-86367-220-5.
  5. The complete book of the Commonwealth Games. 2013. p. 207. ISBN 9781291576382.
  6. "WBA Handbook" (PDF). Welsh Bowls.
  7. "Janet Ackland Bowls - 1996". Welsh Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved 10 May 2021.

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