Stella Oliver

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Stella Oliver
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NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Sport
SportLawn and indoor bowls
ClubStradey BC, Llanelli
Llanelli IBC

Stella Oliver is a former international lawn bowler from Wales who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Oliver was a member of the Stradey Bowls Club in Llanelli [1] and the Llanelli Indoor Bowls Club. [2] She won the Welsh indoor pairs and British Isles Indoors pairs in 1985 and 1987 respectively [3] and represented Wales at international level. [4]

Oliver represented the Welsh team [5] at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand, [6] where she competed in the fours event, [7] with Ann Dainton, Rita Jones and Linda Evans. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Stella's Great Honour" . Llanelli Star. 18 January 1990. p. 15. Retrieved 7 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Family's bowls clean sweep" . Llanelli Star. 2 April 1992. p. 8. Retrieved 7 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Why Stella wants a medal like others" . South Wales Daily Post. 23 December 1989. p. 27. Retrieved 7 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Scots win singles and triples" . Aberdeen Press and Journal. 19 March 1985. p. 15. Retrieved 7 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "It could be bowls golds galore for the Welsh team" . South Wales Daily Post. 6 January 1990. p. 23. Retrieved 7 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Wales Auckland 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  7. ↑ Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Pan Books Ltd. pp. 39–46. ISBN   0-330-31664-8.
  8. ↑ "Bowlers get the nod for Games" . South Wales Daily Post. 22 July 1989. p. 27. Retrieved 7 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
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