Gwyn Howells (1910 – date of death unknown) was an international lawn bowler from Wales who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Gwyn Howells
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Bornc.1910[1]
Wales
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubPenclawdd BC
Medal record
Representing  Wales
National Championships
Gold medal – first place1967fours
Gold medal – first place1968pairs

Biography

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Howells was a member of the Penclawdd Bowls Club[2] and was a two-times national champion, winning the pairs at the Welsh National Bowls Championships in 1968 with Leighton Jenkins and the fours in 1967.[3][4] By winning the national pairs they represented Wales at the 1968 British Isles Bowls Championships.[2]

At the age of 60,[1] Howells represented the Welsh team,[5] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[6] He participated in the pairs competition partnering Leighton Jenkins.[7][8]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Greulling days on the greens". Evening News (London). 13 July 1970. p. 13. Retrieved 30 December 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. 1 2 "Ireland win rink title". Belfast News-Letter. 16 September 1968. p. 10. Retrieved 30 December 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 49–52. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
  4. Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. pp. 207–211. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
  5. "Welsh team best ever". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 22 May 1970. p. 14. Retrieved 30 December 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Scotland Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  7. Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. p. 23-33. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
  8. Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.