David Wilkins better known as Dai Wilkins (born 22 July 1942) is a former Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]

Bowls career

He won two Commonwealth Games bronze medals in the fours at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur and the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.[2]

He is a seven times Welsh National Bowls Championships winner, winning the singles in 1983[3] & 1996,[4][5] the pairs in 1987 with his son Jeff, triples winner in 1986 & 1991 and fours winner in 2012 & 2013.[6]

Football

He had a soccer trial with Cardiff City F.C. before playing rugby for Glynneath RFC.

References

  1. ^ "Profile". Bowls tawa. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  2. ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
  3. ^ "Price takes singles title". South Wales Echo. 22 August 1983. Retrieved 24 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
  5. ^ "WBA Handbook" (PDF). Welsh Bowls.
  6. ^ Newby, Donald (1988). The Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-86367-220-5.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dai_Wilkins
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