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| Nationality | Norfolk Islander | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 October 1962 Hamilton, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||
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Hadyn Paul "Teddy" Evans (born 15 October 1962) is a Norfolk Island businessman, actor and local government politician. He is also an international lawn bowler.
Evans was born in Hamilton, New Zealand, [1] as an "eighth-generation descendant of the Bounty mutineers". [2] He was educated at the Norfolk Island Central School. Evans runs a boutique piggery and market garden in Anson Bay. He took up acting relatively late in life and has appeared in a number of theatre productions both on the island and in mainland Australia. In March 2013, Evans was elected to the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly as an independent candidate. He remained a member until the assembly's abolition in June 2015. [3]
Evans is a lawn bowls player, and was selected as part of the Norfolk Island team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland. He won a bronze medal in the Triples with Phillip Jones and Ryan Dixon. He was also given the honour of being the Norfolk Island flag bearer at the opening ceremony. [4]
In 2020, he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5] In 2022, he competed in the men's triples and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. [6]
In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent the Norfolk Islands at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. [7] He participated in the men's triples and the men's fours events. [8] [9]
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