Gloria Thomas | |
Nationality: | British (English) |
Birth Date: | 1943 |
Birth Place: | Helston, England |
Sport: | Lawn bowls |
Club: | West Cornwall |
Gloria Thomas is a former international lawn and indoor bowls competitor for England.[1]
In the 1960s, Thomas set up a ladies' section for her local bowling club in Helston.[2] Thomas won the National Championships pairs title in 1978[3] with Anne Pascoe.[4]
In 1981 she won two gold medals in the fours with Eileen Fletcher, Mavis Steele, Betty Stubbings and Irene Molyneux and the team event (Taylor Trophy) and the bronze medal in the pairs at the 1981 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Toronto.[5] In 2003, she competed in the National Express EBWA triples championship.[6]