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Carol Ashby

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Carol Ashby
Personal information
Nationality England
CitizenshipAustralia
Born1967
Pembury, Kent
Height169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
SportLawn bowls
PartnerNone
Former partnerGraeme Archer
RetiredFrom lawn bowls 2015
Medal record
Women's indoor bowls
Representing  England
World Indoor Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2003 Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2004 Women's singles
Gold medal – first place 2005 Mixed pairs
Gold medal – first place 2006 Mixed pairs
Gold medal – first place 2010 Mixed pairs

Carol Ashby is a three times world indoor bowls champion from England but now calls Australia home.

Ashby won the women's singles title at the 2002 World Indoor Bowls Championship, 2003 World Indoor Bowls Championship and 2004 World Indoor Bowls Championship. She gained more press coverage for her image despite the fact that she was a three times world singles champion.[1] In 2014, whilst living in Australia she married Scottish international bowler Graeme Archer and in 2016 they split when Graeme Archer returned to Scotland to live.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Beauty and the bowlers". BBC Sport.
  2. ^ Ashby gives bowls a new look, https://www.northernstar.com.au/news/apn-carol-gives-lawn-bowls-a-new/13967/