Derek Boswell
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Nickname(s) | Buzz | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | British (Jersey / Scottish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Inchinnan, Renfrewshire | 16 February 1962||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Jersey BC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Derek Alexander Boswell is a Scottish born international lawn bowler from Jersey.[1]
Bowls career[]
Boswell represented Jersey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, 2010 Commonwealth Games and the 2018 Commonwealth Games[1]
In 2007 he won the pairs and fours silver medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[2][3] Two years later he won the fours bronze medal at the 2009 Atlantic Championships[4][5] and in 2019 he won the fours silver medal and pairs bronze medal at the Atlantic Championships.[6]
In 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia[7] and in October 2021, he was selected to represent Jersey in the 2022 Commonwealth Games being held in Birmingham.
References[]
- ^ a b "2018 Athlete profile". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "2007 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 2010-11-25. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "Bowls". The Times. 18 July 2007. p. 61. Retrieved 20 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "2009 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 2010-03-14. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- ^ "Bowls". The Times. 18 May 2009. p. 61. Retrieved 21 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "2019 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES". Bowls Australia.
Categories:
- Jersey bowls players
- Living people
- 1962 births
- Bowls players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- British bowls biography stubs