Lyn Perkins

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Lyn Perkins
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Sport
ClubTonypandy BC
Gelli Park BC
Medal record
Representing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1982 Brisbane pairs
British Isles Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1976pairs
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1979pairs
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1981pairs

Lyn Perkins is a Welsh former international lawn and indoor bowler and coach. [1]

Biography

He won a silver medal in the pairs with Spencer Wilshire at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane. [2] [3] He is a three times Welsh National Champion, winning the pairs with Wilshire in 1975, 1978 and 1980, when bowling for the Tonypandy Bowls Club. [4]

With Spencer Wilshire, he was British champion in the pairs three times in 1976, 1979 and 1981. [5]

He was the coach for the lawn bowls team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Profile". Bowls tawa.
  2. ↑ Newby, Donald (1991). Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN   0-330-31664-8.
  3. ↑ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
  4. ↑ "History". Welsh Bowls. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "Spencer can spark win" . Daily Mirror. 2 August 1979. Retrieved 24 August 2024– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Melbourne06: Wales set target". Wales Online.


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