Andrew Atwood Explained

Andrew Atwood
Nationality:British (Welsh)
Birth Place:Caerphilly, Wales
Sport:Lawn bowls
Club:Caerphilly Town Bowling Club

Andrew Atwood (born 11 March 1966) is a Welsh international lawn bowler.[1]

Bowls career

Atwood was born in Caerphilly, South Wales.[2] Atwood competed for Wales at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in the triples.[3]

In 2007, he won the triples gold medal and fours bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[4] [5]

He is a Welsh champion winning the 1996 pairs at the Welsh National Bowls Championships.[6]

Family

His older sister Julie is a children's author who has written numerous stories incorporating the issue of childhood obsessive compulsive disorder.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bowls: Andrew Atwood in double success in Merthyr West End Open. Wales Online. 22 May 2021.
  2. Web site: Index birth entry for Andrew Atwood. 8 March 2024. FreeBMD. ONS.
  3. Web site: Athletes. Commonwealth Games Federation. 22 May 2021.
  4. 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.
  5. News: Bowls . 18 July 2007 . The Times . 20 May 2021. 61 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  6. Web site: WBA Handbook. Welsh Bowls.
  7. Web site: Julie Derrick (née Atwood)'s Waterstones page. 8 March 2024. Waterstones.
  8. Web site: Website of 'The Mind Monsters' books. 8 March 2024. The Mind Monsters.