John Ottaway

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John Ottaway
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1955-06-02) 2 June 1955 (age 70)
Sport
ClubWymondham Dell BC
Medal record
Representing  England
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place1988 Aucklandtriples
Bronze medal – third place1988 Aucklandfours
Gold medal – first place1988 Aucklandteam
Silver medal – second place1992 Worthingteam
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2002Men's fours
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place1990singles

John Ottaway is an English international lawn bowler born on 2 June 1955.

Bowls career

John began bowling in 1970 aged just 15 and played indoors and outdoors for Wymondham Dell club in Norfolk.[1]

He represented England at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in the fours, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand[2][3] and the fours at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[4]

His greatest moment came when winning the gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in the Men's fours at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. John became Norfolk bowls president in 2014.[5]

He has won five National Championship titles in 1989,[6] 1990,[7] 1996,[8] 2000[9] and 2001 and won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1990.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-86367-220-5.
  2. ↑ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ↑ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ↑ "Legend Ottaway becomes president". Eastern Daily Press.[permanent dead link]
  6. ↑ "Ottaway is EBA champion". Ireland's Saturday Night. 26 August 1989. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Champion John Strikes Again". Lancing Herald. 24 August 1990. Retrieved 22 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Bowls". South Wales Echo. 31 August 1996. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Bowls". Worthing Herald. 7 September 2000. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council. 30 July 2013.