Andrew Atwood

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Andrew Atwood
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Born11 March 1966 (1966-03-11) (age 59)
Caerphilly, Wales
Sport
Sport Lawn bowls
ClubCaerphilly Town Bowling Club
Medal record
Representing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2007 Ayrtriples
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2007 Ayrfours

Andrew Atwood (born 11 March 1966) is a Welsh international lawn bowler. [1]

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Bowls career

Atwood was born in Caerphilly, South Wales. [2] Atwood competed for the Welsh team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in the triples. [3]

In 2007, he won the triples gold medal and fours bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships [4] [5]

He is a Welsh champion winning the 1996 pairs at the Welsh National Bowls Championships. [6]

Family

His older sister Julie is a children's author who has written numerous stories incorporating the issue of childhood obsessive compulsive disorder. [7] [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Bowls: Andrew Atwood in double success in Merthyr West End Open". Wales Online. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Index birth entry for Andrew Atwood". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "2007 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Bowls" . The Times. 18 July 2007. p. 61. Retrieved 20 May 2021– via The Times Digital Archive.
  6. ↑ "WBA Handbook" (PDF). Welsh Bowls.
  7. ↑ "Julie Derrick (née Atwood)'s Waterstones page". Waterstones. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "Website of 'The Mind Monsters' books". The Mind Monsters. Retrieved 8 March 2024.


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