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| Nationality |  England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 September 1928 Kenton, Middlesex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1998 Surrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Sunbury Sports Club BC Egham IBC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mavis Mary Steele MBE (1928-1998) was an England international lawn bowler. [1]
Mavis was born in Kenton, Middlesex on 9 September 1928. She was a data preparation manager by trade. [2]
In 1973 she secured a double silver at the 1973 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Wellington, New Zealand in the singles and the pairs with Phyllis Derrick. Eight years later she her finest moment came when claiming double gold in the fours with Eileen Fletcher, Betty Stubbings, Gloria Thomas and Irene Molyneux and the team event (Taylor Trophy), during the 1981 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Toronto. [3]
Mavis was twice selected to represent England at the Commonwealth Games; the first in 1982 in Brisbane where she won a bronze medal in the triples with Norma Shaw and Betty Stubbings and the second in 1990. [4] [5]
She won eight outdoor National titles; the singles in 1961, 1962 and 1969, the pairs in 1964 & 1971, the triples in 1968 and the fours in 1963 & 1969. She played for Sunbury Sports Club outdoors and the Egham club indoors. [2]
Steele was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1983 New Year Honours for services to women's bowls. [6]
William Walker Wood MBE is a former Scottish professional bowls player, who has mainly competed in the outdoor or lawn form of the game. He is regarded as one of the leading bowlers of his generation and his list of achievements include appearing at eight Commonwealth Games and winning two gold medals and eight World Bowls Championship gold medals.
Anthony Allcock is an English bowls player. Born in Leicestershire, England, he is considered to be one of the leading bowlers of his generation and was twice world outdoor singles champion and three times World Indoor Singles Champion.
David John Bryant was a three-times World (outdoors) singles bowls champion, a three-times World indoors singles champion and a four times Commonwealth Games singles gold medallist. He is generally considered to be the greatest bowler of all time, winning 19 World and Commonwealth gold medals in total.
Ellen Marie Falkner is an English international lawn and indoor bowler from Cambridge, England. Falkner was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to lawn bowls.
Paul James Foster is a multiple world bowls champion who lives in Troon, Scotland. He plays at Troon Portland (Outdoor) & Ambassador Prestwick (Indoor) bowling clubs.
Jamie-Lea Winch is an English international lawn bowler.
Margaret Johnson MBE is a former Northern Irish lawn and indoor bowler.
John Nicholson Bell is a former English lawn and indoor bowler, commentator and World Bowls President.
Mary Price is a female former English international lawn bowler and indoor bowler.
Elizabeth 'Betty' Mary Morgan MBE is a Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler. She was appointed an MBE in 2005.
Betty Stubbings was an England international lawn and indoor bowler.
Cissie Winstanley was an international lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand.
Eileen Fletcher was an international lawn bowls competitor for England.
Gloria Thomas is a former international lawn and indoor bowls competitor for England.
Irene Molyneux (1923-2019) was an international lawn bowls competitor for England.
Margaret Pomeroy is a former international lawn and indoor bowls competitor for Wales.
Rhoda Constance Ryan was an international lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand.
Marie Watson is a former international lawn bowler from New Zealand.
Janice Maxwell is a former Scottish international lawn bowler.
Phyllis Derrick is a former international lawn bowls competitor for England.
