Leighton Jenkins (bowls)
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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 December 1928[1] Penclawdd, Wales | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 March 2013 Glamorgan, Wales | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Penclawdd BC | ||||||||||||||
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Daniel "Leighton" Jenkins (4 December 1928 – 8 March 2013) was an international lawn bowler from Wales who competed at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Jenkins broke his arm playing rugby, which forced him to take up bowls in 1947.[1] He 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 Gwyn Howells and the fours in 1967.[3][4] By winning the national pairs they represented Wales at the 1968 British Isles Bowls Championships.[2]
Jenkins 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]
By profession he was the head of music at a comprehensive school[1] and partnered Maldwyn Evans in the pairs at the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[9]
References
- ^ a b c Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. p. 145. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- ^ a b "Ireland win rink title". Belfast News-Letter. 16 September 1968. p. 10. Retrieved 30 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 49–52. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
- ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. pp. 207–211. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- ^ "Welsh team best ever". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 22 May 1970. p. 14. Retrieved 30 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. p. 23-33. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
- ^ "WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS" (PDF). Bowls USA.