Andrew Atwood

Andrew Atwood (born 11 March 1966) is a Welsh international lawn bowler.[1]

Andrew Atwood
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Born11 March 1966 (1966-03-11) (age 58)
Caerphilly, Wales
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubCaerphilly Town Bowling Club
Medal record
Representing  Wales
Atlantic Bowls Championships
2007 Ayrtriples
2007 Ayrfours

Bowls career

Atwood was born in Caerphilly, South Wales.[2] Atwood competed for Wales at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in the triples.[3]

In 2007, he won the triples gold medal and fours bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[4][5]

He is a Welsh champion winning the 1996 pairs at the Welsh National Bowls Championships.[6]

Family

His older sister Julie is a children's author who has written numerous stories incorporating the issue of childhood obsessive compulsive disorder.[7][8]

References

  1. "Bowls: Andrew Atwood in double success in Merthyr West End Open". Wales Online. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  2. "Index birth entry for Andrew Atwood". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  3. "Athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  4. "2007 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  5. "Bowls". The Times. 18 July 2007. p. 61. Retrieved 20 May 2021 via The Times Digital Archive.
  6. "WBA Handbook" (PDF). Welsh Bowls.
  7. "Julie Derrick (née Atwood)'s Waterstones page". Waterstones. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  8. "Website of 'The Mind Monsters' books". The Mind Monsters. Retrieved 8 March 2024.


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