Brenda Atherton

Brenda Atherton
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born1934
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Sport
SportBowls
ClubForest Oaks, Nottingham
Medal record
Representing  England
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Melbourne fours
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Edinburgh fours
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria pairs

Brenda Atherton (born 1934) is a former England international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]

Bowls career

Atherton won a bronze medal in the fours at the 1985 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne. She won two bronze medals at the Commonwealth Games;[2] she was selected for England in the fours, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland[3] and represented England in the pairs event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[4][5][6]

She also won three National Titles ranging from 1972 until 2010. They were the Two wood singles in 1972[7] and 2001[8] and the fours in 2010.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Profile". Bowls Tawa. Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  2. ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
  3. ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  7. ^ "Taunton move consistently into semi-finals". The Times. 19 August 1972. p. 5. Retrieved 18 August 2023 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  8. ^ "Jones, D.R. (2000) Jones, D.R. (2001) Atherton draws on experience". The Times. 11 August 2001. p. 37. Retrieved 21 August 2023 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  9. ^ "Bowls: Atherton turns back the clock". The Telegraph. 10 August 2001.
  10. ^ "Brenda Atherton rolls back years to win national title". The Times.