Pip Branfield
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||
| Born | 1952 Bristol, England | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||
| Club | Clevedon BC | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Philip 'Pip' J Branfield (born 1952) is a former English international lawn bowler.
Bowls career
[edit]Branfield became a National champion in 1984 when he won the national Championship triples for Clevedon and Somerset.[1] The winning team consisted of his father Len Branfield and Gordon James. A second national title arrived 24 years later when he was part of the fours team that won the 2008 National title; remarkably the team included his son James Branfield in addition to Darren Mason and John Hick, which meant he had been a National champion with both his father and son.[2]
He was an England international from 1979 until 1991.[3]
He was selected for England at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in the fours, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland[4][5] and was a team manager for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.[6]
Family
[edit]His daughter is England international bowler Stef Branfield.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bowls". Bristol Evening Post. 22 August 1984. Retrieved 22 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
- ^ "International and National Honours from 1914-2009 -Somerset County BA". Somerset Bowls Association.
- ^ "1986 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Lawn Bowls: Bronze consolation for triples teams". Team England.
- ^ "Wood floors golden Eagles". York Press. 28 February 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2021.