Brenda Atherton

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Brenda Atherton
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born1934
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Sport
SportBowls
ClubForest Oaks, Nottingham
Medal record
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1985 Melbourne fours
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1986 Edinburgh fours
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Victoria pairs

Brenda Atherton (born 1934) is a female former England international lawn and indoor bowler. [1]

Bowls career

Atherton won a bronze medal in the fours at the 1985 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne. She won two bronze medals at the Commonwealth Games; [2] she was selected for England in the fours, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland [3] and represented England in the pairs event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. [4] [5] [6]

She also won three National Titles ranging from 1972 until 2010. They were the Two wood singles in 1972 & 2001 and the fours in 2010. [7] [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Profile". Bowls Tawa. Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
  3. ↑ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ↑ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ↑ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  7. ↑ "Bowls: Atherton turns back the clock". The Telegraph.
  8. ↑ "Brenda Atherton rolls back years to win national title". The Times.
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