Gwyn Howells (bowls)

Gwyn Howells
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Bornc.1910[1]
Wales
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubPenclawdd BC
Medal record
Representing  Wales
National Championships
1967 fours
1968 pairs

Gwyn Howells (1910 – date of death unknown) was an international lawn bowler from Wales who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Howells was a member of the Penclawdd Bowls Club[2] and was a two-times national champion, winning the pairs at the Welsh National Bowls Championships in 1968 with Leighton Jenkins and the fours in 1967.[3][4] By winning the national pairs they represented Wales at the 1968 British Isles Bowls Championships.[2]

At the age of 60,[1] Howells represented the Welsh team,[5] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinbugh, Scotland.[6] He participated in the pairs competition partnering Leighton Jenkins.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Greulling days on the greens". Evening News (London). 13 July 1970. p. 13. Retrieved 30 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ a b "Ireland win rink title". Belfast News-Letter. 16 September 1968. p. 10. Retrieved 30 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 49–52. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
  4. ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. pp. 207–211. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
  5. ^ "Welsh team best ever". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 22 May 1970. p. 14. Retrieved 30 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Scotland Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  7. ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. p. 23-33. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
  8. ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.