Christine Anne Grimes (born 25 December 1950) is an international lawn and indoor bowler representing Jersey.

Bowls career

Christine was part of the fours team with

Suzie Dingle Suzanne Jayne Dingle (born 1958) is an international lawn and indoor bowler representing Jersey. Suzie was part of the fours team with Christine Grimes, Gean O'Neil and Karina Bisson that won the silver medal at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls ...

, Gean O'Neil and

Karina Bisson Karina Anna Bisson (born 1966) is an international lawn and indoor bowler representing Jersey. Bowls career In 1997 under her maiden name Karina Horman she won triples silver medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships. She then just missed out on ...

that won the

silver medal A silver medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of, or plated with, silver awarded to the second-place finisher, or runner-up, of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc ...

at the

2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship The 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at the Northfield Bowls Complex in Ayr, Scotland, from 23 July to 7 August 2004 and Victoria Park, Leamington Spa in England one month later. Steve Glasson won the men's singles Gold defeating ...

Leamington Spa Royal Leamington Spa, commonly known as Leamington Spa or simply Leamington (), is a spa town and civil parish in Warwickshire, England. Originally a small village called Leamington Priors, it grew into a spa town in the 18th century following ...

. Grimes has represented Jersey at four Commonwealth Games; in the triples at the

2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006 (Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm 2006'' or ''Naarm 2006''), was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held ...

, the pairs at the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...

, the fours at the

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...

and in the pairs & fours at the

2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

. In 2005 she won the triples bronze medal at the

Atlantic Bowls Championships The Atlantic Bowls Championships was a lawn bowling competition held between national bowls organisations in the Atlantic region. The event was a qualifying event for the World Outdoor Bowls Championships until the 2021 announcement that it woul ...

and two years later she won the triples gold medal at the 2009 Atlantic Bowls Championships. In 2011 she won the singles bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships. Grimes is a two times British champion after winning the fours titles in 2009 and 2013 at the

British Isles Bowls Championships The British Isles Bowls Championships is a tournament held between the champions of their respective nations, England Scotland, Wales, combined Ireland and more recently Guernsey and Jersey. It was first held in 1960 although the triples event did ...

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