Betty Morgan (bowls)

Elizabeth 'Betty' Mary Morgan (born 1942) is a Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]

Betty Morgan
Personal information
Nationality Wales
Born (1942-09-05) 5 September 1942
Llandrindod Wells, Wales
Medal record
Representing  Wales
World Outdoor Championships
1996 Adelaide Women's triples
2004 Leamington Spa Women's pairs
Commonwealth Games
2006 MelbourneWomen's singles

Bowls career

Morgan made her Welsh debut in 1976 and won 70 indoor and outdoor Welsh national titles.

Morgan won the bronze medal in the women's triples during the 1996 World Outdoor Bowls Championship and a silver medal with Caroline Taylor in the women's pairs at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Leamington Spa.[2] She was appointed an MBE in 2005 before winning a silver medal in the singles at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

Morgan has won the British Isles Bowls Championships singles title three times in 1995, 1998 and 2003, a record only bettered by Irish bowler Margaret Johnston. In addition to the three singles titles she has won 10 other British Isles titles; pairs (1994, 1995, 1996, 2003 and 2011), triples (1990 & 2003), fours (1978, 1999 & 2011).[3] The 2003 success created history because she was the first woman to win the singles, pairs and triples in the same year.

References
  1. "Betty Morgan biography". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. "Betty Morgan on world titles and 40 years playing bowls". BBC.
  3. "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.


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