Ann Dainton

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Ann Dainton
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Born (1940-05-08) 8 May 1940 (age 85)
Sport
SportLawn and indoor bowls
ClubCardiff & Vale of Glamorgan
Medal record
Representing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Victoria Women's pairs

Ann Dainton (born 8 May 1940) is a Welsh former international lawn and indoor bowler. [1]

Biography

Dainton competed in the singles at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland and four years later represented the Welsh team at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand, [2] where she competed in the fours event, [3] with Rita Jones, Stella Oliver and Linda Evans. [4] [5] [6]

Four years later she won a bronze medal at her third Commonwealth Games at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in the pairs event with Janet Ackland. [7]

She is a nine times national indoor champion (singles 1982, 1983 1985), (triples 1984, 1986, 1992, 2000) and (fours 1980, 2006). [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  2. ↑ "Wales Auckland 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  3. ↑ Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Pan Books Ltd. pp. 39–46. ISBN   0-330-31664-8.
  4. ↑ "Bowlers Bring Our Auckland Squad Up To Six" . Port Talbot Guardian. 28 July 1989. p. 40. Retrieved 7 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Bowlers get the nod for Games" . South Wales Daily Post. 22 July 1989. p. 27. Retrieved 7 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Ann Dainton". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 16 December 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  7. ↑ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
  8. ↑ "WLIBA Competitions". WLIBA.
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