Jason Greenslade

Jason John Greenslade[1] (born 6 March 1970) is a Welsh international indoor and lawn bowler.[2] After moving to Guernsey in 2022 he later represented them in competition.[3]

Jason Greenslade
Personal information
Full nameJason John Greenslade
NationalityWelsh
Born (1970-03-06) 6 March 1970
Penarth
Sport
ClubSully (indoor)
Dinas Powys (outdoor)
Medal record
Representing  Wales
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place2004 AyrMen's pairs
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 ManchesterMen's fours
World Indoor Bowls Championships
Silver medal – second place2003 YarmouthMen's pairs
Silver medal – second place2007 YarmouthMen's pairs
Silver medal – second place2012 YarmouthMen's singles
Gold medal – first place2017 YarmouthOpen pairs
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 JohannesburgMen's pairss
Bronze medal – third place2009 JohannesburgMen's singles
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place2015singles

Bowls career

Outdoors

Greenslade took up bowling at the age of eight after his parents (both Welsh internationals) introduced him to the sport.[4]

In 2001, he won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic singles title.[5]

He has competed three Commonwealth Games in the 2002 Commonwealth Games at Heaton Park, Manchester (where he won a bronze in the fours, in the 2006 Commonwealth Games at the John Cain Memorial Park in Thornbury, Victoria, Australia and in the 2010 Commonwealth Games at the Yamuna Sports Complex in Delhi.[6] His outdoor club is Dinas Powys. In 2009 he won the pairs gold medal and singles bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[7][8]

He was the Welsh National singles champion in 2011 as 2014 [9] and won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 2015.[10]

Indoors

Greenslade finished runner-up to Andy Thomson in the 2012 World Indoor Bowls Championship[11] and runner-up twice in the Pairs in the 2003 World Indoor Bowls Championship and 2007 World Indoor Bowls Championship with partner Robert Weale. He also won a bronze medal at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in the pairs again with Robert Weale.

Individual success includes the 2004 Scottish Masters and 2006 Welsh International Open but his greatest achievement indoors was winning the Open pairs with bowls partner Les Gillett at the 2017 World Indoor Bowls Championship in Great Yarmouth.[12] His indoor club is Sully.

References
  1. "Lawn Bowls Athlete and Team Biographies". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  2. "Profile". Bowls tawa.
  3. "Sarnian four start their title defence". Guernsey Press. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  4. "Jason Greenslade Profile". World Bowls Tour.
  5. "HK Classic winners Men Singles". HKLBA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  6. "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  7. "2009 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 14 March 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  8. "Bowls". The Times. 18 May 2009. p. 61. Retrieved 21 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  9. "WBA Handbook" (PDF). Welsh Bowls.
  10. "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council. 30 July 2013.
  11. "Andy Thomson wins third World Bowls Championship". BBC Sport.
  12. "World Indoor Bowls: Jason Greenslade and Les Gillett win world titles". BBC Sport.
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