Graham Shadwell

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Graham Shadwell
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1975-07-22) 22 July 1975 (age 48)
Medal record
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008 Christchurch Men's fours
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 Adelaide Men's Pairs
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Delhi Men's Triples
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2009 Johannesburgtriples
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2009 Johannesburgfours
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2011 Paphostriples
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2015 Paphospairs

Graham Anthony George Shadwell (born 1975) [1] is an English international bowls player. [2]

Bowls career

Shadwell won two bronze medals at consecutive World Outdoor Championships in 2008 in the fours with Mark Bantock, Stephen Farish and Robert Newman and in 2012 in the pairs with Jamie Chestney. [3]

In between the two World Championships he won another bronze medal in the triples with Bantock and Newman at the lawn bowls competition at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. [4]

In 2009 he won the triples and fours silver medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships [5] [6] and in 2011 he won the triples gold medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships. [7] In 2015 he won the pairs bronze medal at the Atlantic Championships. [8]

In 2004 & 2008, he won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic pairs titles with Mark Walton. [9] He was selected to represent England at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship but had to pull out and has won the English Indoor Bowling Association's Champion of Champions title twice. [10]

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References

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  2. "BOWLS: Shadwell back in the England frame". Wiltshire Times.
  3. "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  4. "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. "2009 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 14 March 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  6. "Bowls" . The Times. 18 May 2009. p. 61. Retrieved 21 May 2021 via The Times Digital Archive.
  7. "2011 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  8. "2015 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  9. "HK Classic winners Men Pairs". HKLBA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  10. "BOWLS: Shadwell wins national title for second time". This is Wiltshire.