Mary Davies (bowls)

Mary Davies
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Sport
SportBritish (Welsh)
ClubLlandrindod Wells BC
Medal record
Representing  Wales
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Florida triples
Silver medal – second place 1993 Florida fours
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 triples
Gold medal – first place 1999 fours

Mary Davies is a former Welsh international lawn bowler.[1]

Biography

In 1993 she won the triples gold medal and the fours silver medal at the inaugural Atlantic Bowls Championships.[2][3]

Davies represented the Welsh team[1] at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada,[4] where she competed in the fours event, with Val Howell, Linda Evans and Betty Morgan.[5][6][1]

Davies just missed out on medal during the 1992 World Outdoor Bowls Championship after losing the triples bronze play off.

She is a multiple Welsh champion winning the Welsh National Bowls Championships seven times (triples 1990, 1991, 2001, fours 1993, 1998 1999 and pairs 1997)[7] and has won two British Isles Bowls Championships titles.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mary Davies profile". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. ^ "'Shaw strikes gold'". The Times. 25 October 1993. p. 28. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  3. ^ "'Guernsey finally falter". The Times. 1 November 1993. p. 21. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  4. ^ "Biggest ever in Welsh Games bid". South Wales Echo. 18 May 1994. p. 39. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Wales Victoria 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Gold on the Greens". South Wales Echo. 29 July 1994. p. 51. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "WBA Handbook" (PDF). Welsh Bowls.
  8. ^ "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.