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Alan Windsor
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born12 January 1945
Derby
Sport
SportLawn & indoor bowls
ClubWoking Park BC (outdoors)
Wey Valley (indoors)
Medal record
Representing  England
World Indoor Bowls Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Coatbridge singles

Alan J. Windsor (born 1945) is a former English international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]

Bowls career

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World Indoor Championships

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He won the bronze medal in the 1980 World Indoor Bowls Championship. His first cap for England was in 1973 (outdoors) and 1974 (indoors).[1]

Commonwealth Games

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He represented England at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in the singles, at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.[2][3]

National

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In 1981, he was runner-up to Andy Thomson in the national singles.[4]

Personal life

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By trade he was a school caretaker.

References

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  1. ^ a b Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-86367-220-5.
  2. ^ "1982 Athletes". Team England.
  3. ^ ""Index." Times, 9 Oct. 1982, p. 1". The Times. Times Digital Archives. 9 October 1982. p. 1.
  4. ^ "Andy's title with the last wood". Daily Mirror. 22 August 1981. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.