Annette Evans

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Annette Evans
Personal information
NationalityScottish
Born(1944-05-28)28 May 1944
Sport
ClubWillow Bank (outdoor)
West of Scotland (indoor)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1985 Melbourne fours
British Isles Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1988singles
Scottish National Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1987singles

Annette Evans (born 28 May 1944) is a Scottish former international lawn bowler.

Bowls career

Evans won the Women's Scottish National Bowls Championships title in 1987 [1] and subsequently won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1988. [2] Her biggest accomplishment was winning gold in the fours during the 1985 World Outdoor Bowls Championship with Sarah Gourlay, Elizabeth Christie and Frances Whyte. [3] She also competed at the 1986 Commonwealth Games alongside Gourlay, Whyte and Jen Menzies. [4]

Evans retired in 1990 from international competition. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Previous Winners". Bowls Scotland. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Three England Newcomers". The Daily Telegraph. 1 July 1985. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Results from the Commonwealth Games Yesterday". Birmingham Evening Mail. No. 28 July 1986. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  5. ↑ Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN   0-330-31664-8.
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