Mark Harding (bowls)

Mark Harding

Personal information
Nationality	British (Welsh)
Born	(1971-06-05) 5 June 1971 (age 53) [1] Cardiff, Wales
Sport
Club	Ely Valley BC Cardiff IBC
Medal record Representing   Wales Atlantic Bowls Championships 2011 Paphos fours Welsh Nationals 2022 triples

Mark Harding (born 1971) is a Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler. ^[2]

Bowls career

Outdoors

Harding won the fours bronze medal at the 2011 Atlantic Bowls Championships. ^[3]

He was selected to represent Wales in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, where he competed in the pairs and the fours events, reaching the quarter-finals of both. ^{[4] [1]} In 2021, he finished runner-up in the men's triples at the 2021 Welsh National Bowls Championships. ^[5]

In 2022, Harding won his first national title after winning the triples with Cory Bayliss and Hugh Morris, bowling for the Ely Valley club. ^[6]

Indoors

He has also won two national Welsh indoor titles. ^[7]

References

1. "Mark Harding biography". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
2. "Wales V Jackaroos Team Selected". Welsh Bowls. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
3. "2011 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
5. "2021 National Finals". Welsh Bowls. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
6. "2022 National Championships". Welsh Bowls. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
7. "Bowls: Cardiff's Mark Harding and Phil Rowlands reclaim pairs title". Wales online. 15 April 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2021.