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Andrew Atwood

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Andrew Atwood
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Born11 March 1966 (1966-03-11) (age 58)
Caerphilly, Wales
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubCaerphilly Town Bowling Club
Medal record
Representing  Wales
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Ayr triples
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Ayr fours

Andrew Atwood (born 11 March 1966) is a Welsh international lawn bowler.[1]

Bowls career

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Atwood was born in Caerphilly, South Wales.[2] Atwood competed for Wales at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in the triples.[3]

In 2007, he won the triples gold medal and fours bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[4][5]

He is a Welsh champion winning the 1996 pairs at the Welsh National Bowls Championships.[6]

Family

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His older sister Julie is a children's author who has written numerous stories incorporating the issue of childhood obsessive compulsive disorder.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Bowls: Andrew Atwood in double success in Merthyr West End Open". Wales Online. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Index birth entry for Andrew Atwood". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  4. ^ "2007 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Bowls". The Times. 18 July 2007. p. 61. Retrieved 20 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  6. ^ "WBA Handbook" (PDF). Welsh Bowls.
  7. ^ "Julie Derrick (née Atwood)'s Waterstones page". Waterstones. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Website of 'The Mind Monsters' books". The Mind Monsters. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
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