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Catherine Popple (née Anton)
Personal information
Nationality England
Born (1965-05-05) 5 May 1965 (age 59) [1]
Sport
ClubParkway
Peterborough & District
Medal record
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Kuala Lumpur fours

Catherine Ivy Anton (born 1965) married name Catherine Popple is a former English international lawn bowler.[2]

Bowls career

Anton represented England in the fours event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[3][4][5]

In 1998 she represented England at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur and won a bronze medal in the fours event with Norma Shaw, Mandy Jacklin and Shirley Page.[6] [7]

Anton is also an eleven times national champion representing Huntingdonshire, one singles, one pairs, one triples, four fours and four junior.[8]

She married fellow bowler Stuart Popple.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Athlete profile". 2006 Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ^ "Catherine Anton profile". Bowls Tawa.
  3. ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ^ "THOSE WERE THE DAYS... Local sporting highlights from this week in years gone by". Peterborough News.
  7. ^ "KUALA LUMPUR 1998: Bronze Medallists". Commonwealth Games England.
  8. ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
  9. ^ "Bowls: Leaders beat Brett, but can he topple Popple?". Peterborough News.