Irene Molyneux

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Irene Molyneux
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born1923
Died27 June 2019 (aged 96) [1]
Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubOxford City and County BC
Medal record
Representing  England
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1981 Toronto fours
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Toronto pairs
Gold medal – first place 1981 Toronto team
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place 1977 pairs

Irene Molyneux (1923-2019) was an international lawn bowls competitor for England.[2]

Bowls career[]

In 1981 Molyneux won double gold in the fours with Eileen Fletcher, Mavis Steele, Betty Stubbings and Gloria Thomas and the team event (Taylor Trophy) and a bronze medal in the pairs at the 1981 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Toronto.[3]

Molyneaux won seven National Championships titles; 1976 (pairs), 1979 (two wood singles), 1974, 1979, 1991, 1996 (triples) and fours (1986). She also won the British Isles Bowls Championships pairs title in 1977 with Margaret Lockwood.[4][1]

Her husband Jim was President of the Oxford City and County Bowls Club in 1976.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "OBITUARY: Oxfordshire bowls star, Irene Molyneux, from Abingdon". Oxford Mail.
  2. ^ Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
  3. ^ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  4. ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
  5. ^ "Club Honours". Oxford City & County BC.
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