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Born | Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England | 21 August 1949
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Country | Scotland |
Sport | Bowls |
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Rosemary Lenton (born 21 August 1949) is a Scottish para lawn bowler and wheelchair curler.
Lenton was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire [1] on 21 August 1949. [2] She has previously competed in sailing and cycling. [3] Complications after routine surgery in 2002 led to her using a wheelchair. She took up bowls in 2005. [1]
She competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where she won a gold medal in the Women's pairs B6–8 event alongside Pauline Wilson [4] and became Scotland's oldest Commonwealth Games medallist. [5] She has also competed at the World Bowls Championships 3 times, winning a silver medal in New Zealand in 2015. [6]
As well as lawn bowls Lenton has also competed nine times at the World Wheelchair Curling Championships. [1]
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