Caroline Taylor (born 20 August 1973 in Newtown, Powys) is a Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler.[1] She reached a career high ranking of world number 35 in February 2026.[2]
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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 August 1973 Newtown, Powys, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Berriew BC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | 35 (February 2026) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career
editIn 2011, she won three medals including two golds at the European Bowls Championships in Portugal.[3] She won a bronze medal in the triples at the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Adelaide.[4]
She was selected as part of the Welsh team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland[5]
In 2020, she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] In 2022, she competed in the women's pairs and the Women's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[7]
Despite winning the triples and fours titles at the 2023 Welsh National Bowls Championships she missed out on selection for the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. Taylor was in the triples team with Sara Marie Nicholls and Jodie McCarthy that won the gold medal at the 2024 European Bowls Championships.[8]
In 2025, Taylor captured her 10th national title at the Welsh National Bowls Championships in the pairs with Isabel Jones.[9]
References
edit- ↑ "Caroline Taylor". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ↑ "Female rankings". World Bowls Series.
- ↑ "2011 results". Bowls Europe. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ↑ "2012 World Bowls Recap". iLawnbowl. 9 December 2012.
- ↑ "2018 Commonwealth Games team". Team Wales. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ↑ "Welsh Women Selected For World Bowls". Bowls International. 6 January 2020.
- ↑ "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ↑ "Berriew bowlers win medals at European Lawn Bowls Championships". Cambrian News. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ↑ "2025 Welsh Nationals" (PDF). Bowls Wales. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
External links
edit- Caroline Taylor at Team Wales (archived)
- Caroline Taylor at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Caroline Taylor at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games