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Alan Shaw (bowls)

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Alan Shaw
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Jersey)
Born (1941-09-04) 4 September 1941 (age 83)[1]
Sport
ClubJersey BC
Medal record
Representing  Jersey
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Ayr fours
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 triples

Francis Alan Shaw (born 1941) is a former international lawn bowler from Jersey.[2]

Bowls career

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Shaw has represented Jersey at the Commonwealth Games, in the triples at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.[3]

In 2007, he won the fours silver medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[4][5]

He became a British champion after winning the 2008 triples title, with Cyril Renouf and John Rowcliffe, at the British Isles Bowls Championships.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "2006 Athlete profile". Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Almost the perfect day for hero Shaw". Jersey Evening Post. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Athletes & Results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  4. ^ "2007 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Bowls". The Times. 18 July 2007. p. 61. Retrieved 20 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  6. ^ "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council. Retrieved 2 June 2021.