Claire Johnston (bowls) explained

Claire Johnston
Nationality:British (Scottish)
Birth Date:22 February 1979
Birth Place:Irvine, Scotland
Sport:Bowls
Height:170 cm
Weight:85 kg [1]
Club:Auchinleck BC

Claire Johnston (born 22 February 1979) is a Scottish international lawn and indoor bowler.

Bowls career

Johnston is from Irvine, North Ayrshire, in Scotland[2] and won a bronze medal in the pairs at the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship with Margaret Letham.[3]

In 2011 she won the pairs gold medal and singles bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[4] and four years later she won the fours gold medal at the 2015 Atlantic Bowls Championships.[5]

Johnston gained major indoor honours when winning the mixed pairs title at the 2017 World Indoor Bowls Championship with Nick Brett of England.[6] In 2018 she was selected as part of the Scottish team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland[7] where she won a bronze medal in the Pairs with Lesley Doig.[8]

In 2019 she won the Scottish National Bowls Championships pairs title with Hannah Smith.[9] and also won the triples silver medal and fours bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[10] In 2022, she won the pairs title at the British Isles Bowls Championships in Llandrindod Wells.[11]

In 2022, she competed in the women's pairs and the Women's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lawn Bowls | Athlete Profile: Claire JOHNSTON - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. 13 April 2018. 13 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180413185524/https://results.gc2018.com/en/lawn-bowls/athlete-profile-n6026940-claire-johnston.htm. dead.
  2. Web site: Glasgow 2014 - Claire Johnson Profile. Commonwealth Games Federation. 27 October 2016. 2 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202034036/http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/cycling_road/1026893/claire_johnston.html. dead.
  3. Web site: Women's Four on Top of World Down Under. Bowls Scotland. 2016-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202025201/http://www.bowlsscotland.com/news/latest-news/256-womens-four-on-top-of-world-down-under. 2017-02-02. dead.
  4. Web site: 2011 Atlantic Championships. World Bowls Ltd. 19 May 2021. 31 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111031201626/http://www.worldbowlsltd.co.uk/mainresults.php. dead.
  5. Web site: 2015 Atlantic Championships. World Bowls. 16 May 2021.
  6. News: World Indoor Bowls Championship 2017: Brett & Johnston win mixed pairs title. BBC Sport.
  7. Web site: 2018 Commonwealth Games profile. Team Scotland.
  8. Web site: Pairs results. CG2018.
  9. Web site: Second stage results. Bowls Scotland.
  10. Web site: 2019 Atlantic Championships. World Bowls. 15 May 2021.
  11. Web site: Roll of honour. Bowls International. 7 July 2022.
  12. Web site: Official Games profile. 2022 Commonwealth Games. 4 August 2022.

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