Joan Hunt

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Joan Hunt
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubAtherley BC
Farnborough BC & Hampshire
Medal record
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
World Outdoor Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1977 Worthing fours
British Isles Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1976pairs

Joan Hunt is a former international lawn bowls competitor for England. [1]

Bowls career

In 1977 she won the silver medal in the fours at the 1977 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing with Joan Sparkes, Margaret Lockwood and Mabel Darlington and also competed in the pairs. [2]

She won the 1969 & 1975 singles title and the 1975 pairs at the England Women's National Championships when bowling for Atherley BC and Hampshire. [3] [4]

She was a member of Farnborough Bowling Club, [5] holding the office of Ladies President in 1966 & 1967. She was Club Champion three times and won the Ladies' Championship seven times between 1962-1972.

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References

  1. ↑ Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN   0-330-31664-8.
  2. ↑ ""Bowls." Times, 30 May 1977, p. 8". Times Digital Archives.
  3. ↑ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN   0-7091-3658-7.
  4. ↑ "Bowls:Second title - 19 August 1975". Birmingham Daily Post - Birmingham, Warwickshire. 1975.
  5. ↑ "JOHN'S TROPHY RECORDS" (PDF). Hampshire Bowls. Retrieved 30 January 2021.


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