Mary Davies (bowls)

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Mary Davies
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Sport
SportBritish (Welsh)
ClubLlandrindod Wells BC
Medal record
Representing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1993 Floridatriples
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1993 Floridafours
British Isles Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1991triples
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1999fours

Mary Davies is a former Welsh international lawn bowler. [1]

Biography

In 1993 she won the triples gold medal and the fours silver medal at the inaugural Atlantic Bowls Championships. [2] [3]

Davies represented the Welsh team [1] at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada, [4] where she competed in the fours event, with Val Howell, Linda Evans and Betty Morgan. [5] [6] [1]

Davies just missed out on medal during the 1992 World Outdoor Bowls Championship after losing the triples bronze play off.

She is a multiple Welsh champion winning the Welsh National Bowls Championships seven times (triples 1990, 1991, 2001, fours 1993, 1998 1999 and pairs 1997) [7] and has won two British Isles Bowls Championships titles. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mary Davies profile". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. "'Shaw strikes gold'" . The Times. 25 October 1993. p. 28. Retrieved 25 May 2021 via The Times Digital Archive.[ dead link ]
  3. "'Guernsey finally falter" . The Times. 1 November 1993. p. 21. Retrieved 25 May 2021 via The Times Digital Archive.[ dead link ]
  4. "Biggest ever in Welsh Games bid" . South Wales Echo. 18 May 1994. p. 39. Retrieved 10 January 2026 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Wales Victoria 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  6. "Gold on the Greens" . South Wales Echo. 29 July 1994. p. 51. Retrieved 10 January 2026 via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "WBA Handbook" (PDF). Welsh Bowls.
  8. "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.