Janice Gower
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| Nationality |  England | |||||||||||||
| Born | c.1973 [1] | |||||||||||||
| Occupation | Sports Commentator and Presenter | |||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Indoor bowls | |||||||||||||
| Club | Newton Hall Indoor Bowling Club | |||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||
| National finals | Ladies Singles 2018 (indoor) Ladies Pairs 2015 (indoor) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Janice Gower is a female international indoor bowls player from England.
Bowls career[]
She plays in the Professional Bowls Association qualifiers and was the first English female to qualify for the last 32 of the Open World Indoor Singles.[2]
She made her indoor international debut in 2008 and was part of the squad for ten years.[3]
In 2020 she reached the final of the women's singles at the 2020 World Indoor Bowls Championship losing out to Julie Forrest.
Other work[]
Gower is the lead commentator for the World Bowls Tour live streaming and is a sports presenter, including working for Sky, ITV and Eurosport.[4]
Awards[]
She won the 'Services to Bowls' award at the World Bowls Tour Awards held during January 2019 for her work and commitment with disabled and mentally impaired bowlers.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Bowls: Gower victorious at English Indoor Bowls Championships". The Visitor.
- ^ "Gower gets set to make history". The Gazette.
- ^ "The new bowls co-ordinator at Penrith Leisure Centre is Janice Gower". Cumberland and Westmoreland Herald.
- ^ "Galgate's Gower targets 'dream' final on return to World Championships". Lancaster Guardian.
- ^ "2019 awards". World Bowls Tour.
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