Pip Branfield

Pip Branfield
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born1952
Bristol, England
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubClevedon BC
Medal record
Representing  England
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place 1985 triples

Philip 'Pip' J Branfield (born 1952) is a former English international lawn bowler.

Bowls career

Branfield became a National champion in 1984 when he won the national Championship triples for Clevedon and Somerset.[1] The winning team consisted of his father Len Branfield and Gordon James. A second national title arrived 24 years later when he was part of the fours team that won the 2008 National title; remarkably the team included his son James Branfield in addition to Darren Mason and John Hick, which meant he had been a National champion with both his father and son.[2]

He was an England international from 1979 until 1991.[3]

He was selected for England at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in the fours, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland[4][5] and was a team manager for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.[6]

Family

His daughter is England international bowler Stef Branfield.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Bowls". Bristol Evening Post. 22 August 1984. Retrieved 22 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
  3. ^ "International and National Honours from 1914-2009 -Somerset County BA". Somerset Bowls Association.
  4. ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ^ "Lawn Bowls: Bronze consolation for triples teams". Team England.
  7. ^ "Wood floors golden Eagles". York Press. 28 February 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2021.