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Nationality | British (Welsh) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 2004 Penygraig, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | indoor and lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Taff Ely (indoors) / Cardiff BC (outdoor) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest world ranking | 34 [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lauren Gowen (born 2004) is a Welsh international lawn & indoor bowler, who won a silver medal at the 2025 World Bowls Indoor Championships and is a Welsh national champion and has been capped by Wales. [2]
Gowen came to prominence aged just 10-years-old, when she made history for Wales becoming the youngest bowler ever to play for Wales in the British Under-25s Championship. [3]
In 2024, Gowen reached the quarter-finals at the World Bowls Junior Indoor Championship [4] and won a bronze medal in the fours at the 2024 European Bowls Championships. [5]
In 2024, Gowen won the national U25 indoor singles title and the 2025 British Isles U25 title. [6] Subsequently in 2025, Gowen paired with Ross Owen, won the silver medal in the mixed pairs event at the 2025 World Bowls Indoor Championships in Aberdeen. [7]
Further success arrived when she won the pairs at the 2025 British Championships. [8]