Alan Windsor

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Alan Windsor
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born12 January 1945
Derby
Sport
SportLawn & indoor bowls
ClubWoking Park BC (outdoors)
Wey Valley (indoors)
Medal record
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
World Indoor Bowls Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1981 Coatbridge singles

Alan J. Windsor (born 1945) is a former English international lawn and indoor bowler. [1]

Contents

Bowls career

World Indoor Championships

He won the bronze medal in the 1980 World Indoor Bowls Championship. His first cap for England was in 1973 (outdoors) and 1974 (indoors). [1]

Commonwealth Games

He represented England at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in the singles, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3]

National

In 1981, he was runner-up to Andy Thomson in the national singles. [4]

Personal life

By trade he was a school caretaker.

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References

  1. 1 2 Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. ISBN   0-86367-220-5.
  2. "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ""Index." Times, 9 Oct. 1982, p. 1". Times Digital Archives.
  4. "Andy's title with the last wood" . Daily Mirror. 22 August 1981. Retrieved 19 August 2024 via British Newspaper Archive.