Neil Rees (bowls) explained
Neil Rees |
Full Name: | Neil Peter Rees |
Nationality: | Welsh |
Birth Date: | 28 April 1978 |
Sport: | Bowls |
Club: | Parc-y-Dre BC (outdoor) |
Neil Peter Rees (born 28 April 1978) is a former Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]
Bowling career
He won a bronze medal in the fours with Dai Wilkins, Ian Slade and Mark Anstey at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.[2] [3]
He also participated in the 2006 Commonwealth Games in the pairs competition partnering with Jason Greenslade.[4]
He has also won the triples gold medal and fours bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[5] [6] and the 1997 and 2012 triples title at the Welsh National Bowls Championships when bowling for Parc-y-Dre BC.[7]
Notes and References
- Web site: Athletes' Profile: Lawn Bowls . 10 September 1998 . . Commonwealth Games Federation . 2018-12-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160401203324/http://kl98.thecgf.com/athletes/lawn.htm . 2016-04-01 . dead .
- Web site: Neil Rees . bowlstawa.nz . Bowls Tawa . 2018-12-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180227125608/https://bowlstawa.nz/titles/players/titles/3109 . 2018-02-27 . live.
- Web site: Commonwealth Games Medallists - Bowls . gbrathletics.com . GBR Athletics . 2018-12-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181004163304/http://www.gbrathletics.com/commonwealth/bowls.htm . 2018-10-04 . live.
- Web site: Neil Rees . . Commonwealth Games Federation . 2018-12-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181209123737/http://m2006.thecgf.com/Participants/Participants?ID=106904 . 2018-12-09 . live.
- Web site: 2007 Atlantic Championships. World Bowls Ltd. https://web.archive.org/web/20101125035718/http://www.worldbowlsltd.co.uk/results-old.php. 17 May 2021. 2010-11-25.
- News: Bowls . 18 July 2007 . The Times . 20 May 2021. 61 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
- Web site: WBA Handbook . welshbowls.co.uk . Welsh Bowls . 2019-04-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190321182231/https://www.welshbowls.co.uk/WBAHandbookFinalProof.pdf . 2019-03-21 . live.