Robert Weale

Robert Arthur Weale (born in Hereford on 3 April 1963), is a Welsh international lawn and indoor bowls player.[1] Weale is originally from Presteigne and was educated at John Beddoes School, but now lives in Hereford. In 2022, he was inducted into the Welsh Sports Hall of fame.[1]

Not to be confused with Bobby Weale.

Robert Weale
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Born (1963-04-03) 3 April 1963
Sport
ClubPresteigne BC
Medal record
Representing  Wales
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1986 EdinburghMen's fours
Silver medal – second place1998 Kuala LumpurMen's pairs
Silver medal – second place1994 VictoriaMen's pairs
Bronze medal – third place2002 ManchesterMen's singles
Silver medal – second place2006 MelbourneMen's singles
Gold medal – first place2010 DelhiMen's singles
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Ayr Men's pairs
World Indoor Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place2000 YarmouthSingles
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 Johannesburgpairs
Bronze medal – third place2009 Johannesburgfours
Silver medal – second place2015 Paphostriples
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place1993fours
Gold medal – first place1997fours
Gold medal – first place2001singles
Gold medal – first place2011fours
Gold medal – first place2017fours

Bowls career

Weale made his international debut in 1982. He was the youngest competitor in the 1984 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Aberdeen, where he competed in the triples event.[2]

World Titles

Weale's career-best performance came in January 2000, when he won the 2000 World Indoor Bowls Championship singles title at Potters.[3] Just a few months later, Weale won the men's fours title at the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship, in April 2000.[4]

Commonwealth Games

Weale has won six Commonwealth Games medals achieved from eight successive games, a record. The achievement of winning medals over eight games is a record for a lawn bowls player and equals the record for a competitor across all sports. Weale was given the honour of carrying the Welsh flag & led the Welsh team out at the 1998 opening ceremony and he carried the Welsh flag during the 2010 closing ceremony.[5]

1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh
Gold Medal in the men's fours; with Jim Morgan, Hafod Thomas, and Will Thomas
1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria
silver medal in the men's pairs; with John Price
1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur
silver medal in the men's pairs; with Will Thomas
2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester
bronze medal in the men's singles
2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne
silver medal in the men's singles
2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi
gold medal in the men's singles. Weale defeated Australian, Leif Selby

Welsh Titles

Weale won his first Welsh National Bowls Championships singles in 2000 and subsequently won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 2001.[6] He won his second Welsh singles title in 2005 before winning a third in August 2012, defeating Paul Taylor of Bridgend 21-11. He also skipped the Weale family quartet to the Welsh outdoor fours title, on eight occasions.[7] The Weale bowling family includes his three brothers (all former national champions) Brian, David and Stuart, sister-in-law Joanna Weale and daughter Rhiannon.[8]

He has also won the Welsh Indoor singles on three occasions.[2] In August 2005, he created a record by becoming the only man to hold both titles simultaneously.

References
  1. "Welsh Sports Hall of fame: Kevin Ratcliffe, Georgia Davies and Helen Jenkins inducted". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  2. Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
  3. "For the Record, Times [London, England] 24 Jan 2000". The Times. 24 January 2000. p. 47.
  4. "World Bowls Championships" (PDF). worldbowls.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  5. "Robert Weale". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  6. "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council. 30 July 2013.
  7. "WBA Handbook" (PDF). Welsh Bowls.
  8. "Presteigne Bowling Club Honours". Presteigne Bowling Club.
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