Jason Greenslade
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Wales |
| Born | 6 March 1970 Penarth |
| Sport | |
| Club | Sully (indoor) Dinas Powys (outdoor) |
Jason Greenslade is a Welsh international indoor and lawn bowler.[1]
Bowls career
Outdoors
Greenslade took up bowling at the age of eight after his parents (both Welsh internationals) introduced him to the sport.[2]
He has competed three Commonwealth Games in the 2002 Commonwealth Games at Heaton Park, Manchester (where he won a bronze in the fours, in the 2006 Commonwealth Games at the John Cain Memorial Park in Thornbury, Victoria, Australia and in the 2010 Commonwealth Games at the Yamuna Sports Complex in Delhi.[3] His outdoor club is Dinas Powys.
He was the Welsh National singles champion in 2011 as 2014 [4] and won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 2015.[5]
Indoors
Greenslade finished runner-up to Andy Thomson in the 2012 World Indoor Bowls Championship[6] and runner-up twice in the Pairs in the 2003 World Indoor Bowls Championship and 2007 World Indoor Bowls Championship with partner Robert Weale. He also won a bronze medal at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in the pairs again with Robert Weale.
Individual success includes the 2004 Scottish Masters and 2006 Welsh International Open but his greatest achievement indoors was winning the Open pairs with bowls partner Les Gillett at the 2017 World Indoor Bowls Championship in Great Yarmouth.[7]His indoor club is Sully.
References
- ^ "Profile". Bowls tawa.
- ^ "Jason Greenslade Profile". World Bowls Tour.
- ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "WBA Handbook" (PDF). Welsh Bowls.
- ^ "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.
- ^ "Andy Thomson wins third World Bowls Championship". BBC Sport.
- ^ "World Indoor Bowls: Jason Greenslade and Les Gillett win world titles". BBC Sport.