Brenda Atherton
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 1934 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Bowls |
| Club | Forest Oaks, Nottingham |
Medal record | |
Brenda Atherton (born 1934) is a former England international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]
Bowls career
[edit]Atherton won a bronze medal in the fours at the 1985 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne. She won two bronze medals at the Commonwealth Games;[2] she was selected for England in the fours, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland[3] and represented England in the pairs event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[4][5][6]
She also won three National Titles ranging from 1972 until 2010. They were the Two wood singles in 1972[7] and 2001[8] and the fours in 2010.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Profile". Bowls Tawa. Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
- ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Taunton move consistently into semi-finals". The Times. 19 August 1972. p. 5. Retrieved 18 August 2023 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Jones, D.R. (2000) Jones, D.R. (2001) Atherton draws on experience". The Times. 11 August 2001. p. 37. Retrieved 21 August 2023 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Bowls: Atherton turns back the clock". The Telegraph. 10 August 2001.
- ^ "Brenda Atherton rolls back years to win national title". The Times.
Categories:
- English female bowls players
- 1934 births
- Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Living people
- Bowls players at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Sportspeople from Nottingham