Janet Ackland (1938–2019) was a

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international lawn and indoor bowler.

Bowls career

World Championships

Ackland won two

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s and a

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at the

1977 World Outdoor Bowls Championship The 1977 Women's World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held in Worthing, England, from 21 May to 5 June 1977. Elsie Wilkie successfully defended her singles title which was held in a round robin format. The pairs went to Hong Kong, the triples t ...

; the silver medals came in the pairs with

Lilian Nicholas Lilian Nicholas (born 24 November 1909, date of death unknown) was an international Bowls, lawn and indoor bowls competitor for Wales. Bowls career In 1977 she won the bronze medal in the pairs at the 1977 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Wor ...

and the fours with Joan Osborne,

Enid Morgan Enid Morgan is a former international lawn and indoor bowls competitor for Wales. Bowls career In 1977 Morgan won the gold medal in the triples with Margaret Pomeroy and Joan Osborne, a bronze medal in the fours with Pomeroy, Osborne and Janet ...

and

Margaret Pomeroy Margaret Pomeroy is a former international lawn and indoor bowls competitor for Wales. Bowls career World Championships In 1977 she won the gold medal in the triples with Enid Morgan and Joan Osborne, bronze medal in the fours with Morgan, Osb ...

, the silver medal was in the team event (Taylor Trophy). Eleven years later the pinnacle of her long career came when she took the singles

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at the

1988 World Outdoor Bowls Championship The 1988 Men's World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held in Henderson, Auckland, New Zealand, from 30 January to 14 February 1988. David Bryant won a third singles Gold defeating Willie Wood in the final. New Zealand won the Pairs and Triples, ...

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Commonwealth Games

Ackland competed at four successive

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and in the

1994 Commonwealth Games The 1994 Commonwealth Games ( French: ''XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth'') were held in Victoria, British Columbia, from 18 to 28 August 1994. Ten types of sports were featured at the Victoria Games: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, ...

she won a bronze in the pairs with Ann Dainton.

National

Ackland began bowling in 1959 and won her first title at Llandrindod Wells in 1969 and was the 1980 and 1987

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singles champion. She has been a member of the Welsh International bowling team since 1973, winning 100 indoor and outdoor caps. She was also the captain of her country's team.

Awards

Ackland is a member of the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame.

References

Sources

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ackland, Janet Welsh female bowls players Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Wales Bowls players at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 1990 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 1994 Commonwealth Games 1938 births 2019 deaths Bowls World Champions Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games