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| Born | (1941-12-25)25 December 1941 Fakenham, Norfolk, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Cromer and District Bowling Club | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Christopher C Ward (born 1941) is a England former international lawn bowler.
Bowls career
Ward won a bronze medal in the pairs with his younger brother David Ward at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh. He had earlier represented England in the pairs, at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
In addition he has won four National titles including the singles in 1977 and 1982, and the fours in 1980.
Ward won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1983.
Family
In addition to his brother David being an international player his sister Jayne Roylance was an international player and national champion.
References
- "1941 births". Free BMD.
- "Chris Ward Profile". Bowls tawa. Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
- "1978 Athletes". Team England.
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "Hufton is defeated". Nottingham Evening Post. 20 August 1977. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Printer Chris bowls bonanza". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 21 August 1982. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Past Records". Bowls England.
- "Sacked Ward proves them wrong". Western Daily Press. 14 August 1980. Retrieved 26 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
- "Norfolk's former England star Jayne Roylance dies at the age of 71". Eastern Daily Press.