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Will Thomas (bowls)

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Will Thomas
Personal information
NationalityWelsh
Born(1954-10-21)21 October 1954
Sport
ClubPontrhydyfen BC
Medal record
Representing  Wales
World Outdoor Championship
Silver medal – second place 1996 Adelaide fours
Gold medal – first place 2000 Johannesburg fours
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 singles

William Thomas (born 1954) is a Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]

Bowls career

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Thomas won a silver medal in the fours at the 1996 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Adelaide.[2] Four years later he won a fours gold medal at the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg with Stephen Rees, Mark Williams and Robert Weale.[3]

He won the 1990 Welsh National Bowls Championships and subsequently won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1991.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "News: Welsh Men Selected". Bowls International.
  2. ^ "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
  3. ^ ""Welsh four claim world honours." Times [London, England] 15 Apr. 2000". The Times.
  4. ^ "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.