Annette Evans

Annette Evans
Personal information
NationalityScottish
Born(1944-05-28)28 May 1944
Sport
ClubWillow Bank (outdoor)
West of Scotland (indoor)
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 Melbourne fours
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place 1988 singles
Scottish National Championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 singles

Annette Evans (born 28 May 1944) is a Scottish former international lawn bowler.

Bowls career

Evans won the Women's Scottish National Bowls Championships title in 1987[1] and subsequently won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1988.[2] Her biggest accomplishment was winning gold in the fours during the 1985 World Outdoor Bowls Championship with Sarah Gourlay, Elizabeth Christie and Frances Whyte.[3] She also competed at the 1986 Commonwealth Games alongside Gourlay, Whyte and Jen Menzies.[4]

Evans retired in 1990 from international competition.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Previous Winners". Bowls Scotland. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Three England Newcomers". The Daily Telegraph. 1 July 1985. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Results from the Commonwealth Games Yesterday". Birmingham Evening Mail. No. 28 July 1986. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  5. ^ Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.