Val Howell
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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 January 2021[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn and indoor bowls | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Merthyr West End BC | ||||||||||||||
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Val Howell (died 25 January 2021) was a Welsh international lawn bowler.[2]
Biography
In 1993, she won the triples gold medal and the fours silver medal at the inaugural Atlantic Bowls Championships.[3][4]
Howell represented the Welsh team[2] at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada,[5] where she competed in the fours event, with Mary Davies, Linda Evans and Betty Morgan.[6][7]
She became a Welsh champion in 1986 winning the triples at the Welsh National Bowls Championships.[8]
She later became the Welsh team manager.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Val Howell obituary". Official Welsh Women's Bowling Association Facebook page. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Val Howell profile". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 8 December 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "'Shaw strikes gold'". The Times. 25 October 1993. p. 28. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "'Guernsey finally falter". The Times. 1 November 1993. p. 21. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Biggest ever in Welsh Games bid". South Wales Echo. 18 May 1994. p. 39. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wales Victoria 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "Gold on the Greens". South Wales Echo. 29 July 1994. p. 51. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "WBA Handbook" (PDF). Welsh Bowls.