Laura Daniels
Laura Daniels (née Laura Thomas) [1] is a Welsh lawn and indoor bowler.
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| Born | 31 May 1985 Neath |
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| Sport | Lawn & indoor bowls |
| Club | Brynhyfryd Bowls Club |
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Bowls career
World Outdoor Championship
In 2016, Daniels won the gold medal with Jess Sims in the pairs at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch.[2] In 2020 she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[3]
Commonwealth Games
She was selected as part of the Welsh team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland[4] where she claimed a silver medal in the Singles losing out to Jo Edwards in the final.
World Indoor Championship
Laura won the Women's singles title at the 2015 World Indoor Bowls Championship defeating defending champion Katherine Rednall in the final.[5] Additionally she partnered with Paul Foster to win World Indoor Bowl's Mixed Pairs titles in 2013 and 2014.
National
After her 2016 Welsh National Bowls Championships singles success she subsequently won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 2017.[6] She also won the Welsh National singles title in 2018.
Personal life
Her brother Ben Thomas is also a multiple Welsh National Bowls Championships title winner.[7]
References
- "This weekend at the World Indoor Championships". Bowls International. Archived from the original on 2016-10-14. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- "2016 World Bowls Championship Finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
- "Welsh Women Selected For World Bowls". Bowls International.
- "2018 Commonwealth Games team". Team Wales.
- "Laura Thomas wins women's title". BBC Sport.
- "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.
- "Two New Welsh Singles Champions". Bowls International.