Ross Owen

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Ross Owen
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Born (1994-01-06) 6 January 1994 (age 30)
Mountain Ash, Wales
Sport
ClubHarlequins (outdoors)
Cynon Valley (indoors)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Birmingham triples
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2015 Paphosfours
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2019 Cardifffours
British Isles Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018fours
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019triples
Welsh Nationals
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017fours
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018triples
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2023singles

Ross Owen (born 6 January 1994) is a Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler. [1] [2]

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Bowls career

Owen won the Welsh National Bowls Championships fours in 2017 and the following year the triples, both National titles were won when bowling for Harlequins BC. [3] He was the National Indoor Pairs Champion in 2014. [4] In 2015 he won the fours bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships. [5]

Owen bowls for Harlequins (outdoors) and Cynon Valley (indoors) [6] and was selected for the Welsh team for the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Avonhead, Christchurch, New Zealand [7] and the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia.

In 2019, he won the fours bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships [8] and in 2020, he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [9] In 2021, Owen reached the final of the pairs and fours at the 2021 Welsh National Bowls Championships. [10]

In 2022, he competed in the men's triples, where he won a bronze medal and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. [11]

In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent Wales at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. [12] He participated in the men's triples and the men's fours events. [13] [14] Also in 2023, he won his third national title but first singles at the Welsh nationals.

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References

  1. ↑ "Welsh International Team 2017". Welsh Bowling Association.
  2. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL TEAM 2018". Welsh Indoor Bowls.
  3. ↑ "Kevin James Is Welsh Men's Singles Champion". Bowls International.
  4. ↑ "Ross Owen". Taylor Bowls.
  5. ↑ "2015 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Honours Board". RTB Ebbw Vale B.C.
  7. ↑ "Ebbw Vale pair heading to New Zealand for World Championships". South Wales Argus.
  8. ↑ "2019 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "Latest News". Welsh Bowls.
  10. ↑ "2021 National Finals". Welsh Bowls. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  11. ↑ "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  13. ↑ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  14. ↑ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
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