| Gareth Humphreys M.B.E | |
| Nationality: | British (Welsh) |
| Birth Date: | 1935 11, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Tylorstown, Rhondda |
| Sport: | Lawn bowls |
| Club: | Penrhys Park, followed by Barry Athletic BC |
Gareth Humphreys (born 1935) is a former Welsh international lawn bowler.[1] Gareth received an MBE in the 2009 Birthday Honours for his voluntary services to lawn bowls.[2]
He won a bronze medal in the triples at the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing.[3]
In addition he won 15 national titles and 16 county titles and was capped 90 times by Wales from 1963 until 1978.[4]
He played for Barry Athletic Bowls Club from 1959 and represented Wales at the Lawn bowls at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in New Zealand.[5]
He is a four times Welsh National Champion, winning the triples in 1974 and the fours in 1963, 1969 and 1976, when bowling for the Barry Athletic Bowls Club.[6] He was the British Isles Bowls Championships fours winner in 1964.
He was a third generation bowler following his grandfather and father (who was a Welsh international 1957-58) who introduced him into bowls during June 1945.[6] [7]