Brenda Atherton
Brenda Atherton (born 1934) is a female former England international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]
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Nationality | England |
Born | 1934 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire |
Sport | |
Sport | Bowls |
Club | Forest Oaks, Nottingham |
Medal record
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Bowls career
Atherton won a bronze medal in the fours at the 1985 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne. She won two bronze medals at the Commonwealth Games;[2] she was selected for England in the fours, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland [3] and represented England in the pairs event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[4][5][6]
She also won three National Titles ranging from 1972 until 2010. They were the Two wood singles in 1972 & 2001 and the fours in 2010.[7][8]
References
- "Profile". Bowls Tawa. Archived from the original on 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
- "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
- "1986 Athletes". Team England.
- "1994 Athletes". Team England.
- "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "Bowls: Atherton turns back the clock". The Telegraph.
- "Brenda Atherton rolls back years to win national title". The Times.
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