Will Thomas (bowls)

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Will Thomas
Personal information
NationalityWelsh
Born(1954-10-21)21 October 1954
Sport
ClubPontrhydyfen BC
Medal record
Representing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
World Outdoor Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1996 Adelaide fours
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Johannesburg fours
British Isles Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1991singles

William Thomas (born 1954) is a Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler. [1]

Bowls career

Thomas won a silver medal in the fours at the 1996 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Adelaide. [2] Four years later he won a fours gold medal at the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg with Stephen Rees, Mark Williams and Robert Weale. [3]

He won the 1990 Welsh National Bowls Championships and subsequently won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1991. [4]

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References

  1. "News: Welsh Men Selected". Bowls International.
  2. "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
  3. ""Welsh four claim world honours." Times [London, England] 15 Apr. 2000". The Times .
  4. "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.