Joyce Miller (bowls)

Joyce Miller
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Sport
SportLawn and indoor bowls
ClubGreenfaulds BC
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
Scottish Nationals
2001 singles

Joyce Miller is a former international lawn and indoor bowler from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Miller was a member of the Greenfaulds Bowls Club[1] and represented Scotland at international level from 1993 to 1997 and again from 2004 to 2009.[2] Miller became a qualified Scottish Bowling Association coach and coached at Greenfaulds from 1987 and was the Dunbartonshire county champion.[3]

Miller represented the Scottish team[4] at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where she competed in the fours event, with Betty Forsyth, Sarah Gourlay and Liz Dickson.[5]

She was the singles champion of Scotland at the 2001 Scottish National Bowls Championships[6] and subsequently qualified to represent Scotland at the British Isles Bowls Championships.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Bowling winners crowned". Kilsyth Chronicle. 26 August 1998. p. 44. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "List of Ladies International Players" (PDF). Bowls Scotland. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Female Sports Personality". Kilsyth Chronicle. 17 February 1999. p. 48. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Scotland Women are just bowling along". Scotland on Sunday. 13 September 1998. p. 57. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Scotland Kuala Lumpur 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Previous Winners". Bowls Scotland. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  7. ^ "History". British Isles Council. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  8. ^ "Scots pair through". The Scotsman. 22 June 2002. p. 32. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.