Marc Wyatt

Marc Wyatt (born 15 September 1977) is a Welsh international lawn bowler.[1]

Marc Wyatt
Personal information
Nickname(s)Sparky
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Born (1977-09-15) 15 September 1977
Caerphilly, Wales
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportLawn bowls
Medal record
Representing  Wales
Men's lawn bowls
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 GlasgowMen's triples
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold CoastMen's pairs
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Bronze medal – third place2009 Johannesburgtriples
Bronze medal – third place2009 Johannesburgfours
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Portugalpairs
Gold medal – first place 2011 Portugal mixed
Gold medal – first place 2011 Portugal team

Bowls career

In 2011, he won three gold medals at the European Bowls Championships in Portugal.[2]

He competed for Wales in the men's triples at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal.[3][4]

He was selected as part of the Welsh team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland[5] where he claimed a gold medal in the Pairs with Daniel Salmon.[6]

He has also won the 2002 triples title, 2006 fours title and 2017 pairs title at the Welsh National Bowls Championships when bowling for Caerphilly Town BC[7] and in 2009 he won the triples and fours bronze medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[8][9]

References
  1. "Marc Wyatt named in Welsh Lawn Bowls squad for Glasgow Commonwealth Games". Caerphilly Observer. 7 March 2014.
  2. "2011 results". Bowls Europe. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  3. "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  4. "Lawn bowls trio delighted with bronze for Team Wales". South Wales Argus. 28 July 2014.
  5. "2018 Commonwealth Games team". Team Wales.
  6. "Commonwealth Games: Wales win bowls men's pairs to deny Scotland's Alex Marshall". BBC Sport.
  7. "WBA Handbook" (PDF). Welsh Bowls.
  8. "2009 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 14 March 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  9. "Bowls". The Times. 18 May 2009. p. 61. Retrieved 21 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
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