Paul Taylor (lawn bowls)

Paul Taylor (born 19 June 1988) is a Welsh international lawn bowler.[1] [2]

Paul Taylor
Personal information
Nickname(s)Taylor
NationalityWelsh
Born (1988-06-19) 19 June 1988
Bridgend, Wales
OccupationAdministrator
EmployerHomeInfo UK Limited
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
Country Wales
SportLawn bowls
ClubEly Valley (Outdoor)
Cynon Valley (Indoor)

Bowls career

He competed for Wales in the men's triples at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal with Jonathan Tomlinson and Marc Wyatt.[3][4]

Taylor has won five Welsh National Bowls Championships outdoor titles (2005 under 18 Singles, 2009 fours, 2011 under 25 Singles, 2013 triples and 2016 fours) and finished runner three times (2006 Under 18 Singles, 2010 pairs and 2012 Singles.[5] In addition he has won the 2012 Tiger Fours Invitational and the under 25 Singles and triples at the British Isles Championships. Furthermore, he won the Carruthers Shield Welsh Club Championship with Ely Valley in 2016.

References

  1. "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  3. "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  4. "Lawn bowls trio delighted with bronze for Team Wales". South Wales Argus. 28 July 2014.
  5. "WBA Handbook" (PDF). Welsh Bowls.
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