Julie Thomas (bowls) explained

Julie Thomas
Nationality:Welsh
Birth Date:9 July 1967
Sport:bowls

Julie Thomas (born 9 July 1967)[1] is a Welsh lawn bowler.

Career

Thomas was a head teacher at a primary school until she lost her sight She only took up the sport in 2014 and 2 months later won her first Welsh title. Thomas went on to win her first British Isles title in 2015 taking a gold medal in the B2 category. She was the first Welsh Para athlete to hold an Indoor and Outdoor title at the same time. Thomas has won 4 Gold medals since.[2] [3]

She competed at the Commonwealth Games in 2018, where she won a bronze medal in the mixed para-sport pairs event alongside Gilbert Miles,[4] and in 2022, where she won a silver medal in the Mixed pairs B2–3 event alongside Gordon Llewellyn.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lawn Bowls Athlete Profile: Julie THOMAS - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games . results.gc2018.com . 29 October 2020.
  2. Web site: Welsh VI Bowls . www.welshvibowls.org.uk . 11 May 2022.
  3. Web site: Bolter . Abby . This completely blind bowler takes on sighted players and wins . WalesOnline . 29 October 2020 . en . 26 December 2017.
  4. Web site: Julie Thomas and Gilbert Miles win bronze in bowls . ITV News . 29 October 2020 . en . 11 April 2018.
  5. Web site: Llewellyn becomes Wales' oldest medallist at 75 . BBC Sport . 2 August 2023.