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Joan Sparkes
Personal information
Nationality England
Born(1916-07-25)25 July 1916
Brightlingsea, Essex
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubCentral Park BC
Medal record
Representing  England
World Outdoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 1973 Wellington fours
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Wellington team
Silver medal – second place 1977 Worthing fours

Joan E Sparkes is a former international lawn bowls competitor for England.[1]

Bowls career

In 1973 she won the silver medal in the fours at the 1973 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Wellington, New Zealand and also earned a bronze medal in the team event (Taylor Trophy). Four years later she won another silver medal in the fours at the 1977 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing with Margaret Lockwood, Joan Hunt and Mabel Darlington.[2]

After taking up bowls in 1954 at Burnham-on-Crouch she won the 1966 & 1972 triples title at the England Women's National Championships when bowling for Essex.[3]

References

  1. ^ Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
  2. ^ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  3. ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.