| Gwyn Evans | |
| Birth Date: | 1931 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Gelli, Wales |
| Sport: | Lawn bowls |
| Club: | Gelli Park BC |
Gwynfryn ('Gwyn') Evans is a former Welsh international lawn bowls player.[1] [2]
Evans was born in Gelli, Rhondda. His father Clifford Maldwyn Evans won the Welsh Pairs Championship in 1952 with his brother (Gwyn's uncle) John Morgan Evans (1917-1985), a world-class player. Gwyn worked as a chartered public finance accountant and chief executive of Rhondda Borough Council until his retirement.[3]
His brother was Maldwyn Evans, the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship gold medal winner.
He won a bronze medal in the men's fours at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton with Ellis Stanbury, Ian Sutherland and John Thomson.[4]
He represented Wales from 1967 until 1985, won the Welsh indoor singles title in 1978, and captained the Welsh team in the 1980 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne.[5]
He won two National Championship Pairs titles in 1966 and 1967, with his brother Maldwyn and one fours title in 1961.[6]