Neil Rees (bowls)
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Full name | Neil Peter Rees | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Welsh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 28 April 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Bowls | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Parc-y-Dre BC (outdoor) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Neil Peter Rees (born 28 April 1978) is a former Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler.[1][2]
Bowling career[]
He won a bronze medal in the fours with Dai Wilkins, Ian Slade and Mark Anstey at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.[3] [4]
He also participated in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in the pairs competition partnering with Jason Greenslade.[2]
He has also won the triples gold medal and fours bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[5][6] and the 1997 and 2012 triples title at the Welsh National Bowls Championships when bowling for Parc-y-Dre BC.[7]
References[]
- ^ "Athletes' Profile: Lawn Bowls". Kuala Lumpur 1998 Commonwealth Games. Commonwealth Games Federation. 10 September 1998. Archived from the original on 2016-04-01. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
- ^ a b "Neil Rees". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 2018-12-09. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
- ^ "Neil Rees". bowlstawa.nz. Bowls Tawa. Archived from the original on 2018-02-27. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Bowls". gbrathletics.com. GBR Athletics. Archived from the original on 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "WBA Handbook" (PDF). welshbowls.co.uk. Welsh Bowls. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-03-21. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1978 births
- Living people
- Welsh male bowls players
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Wales
- Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls
- Bowls players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games