John Ottaway

For the British analytical chemist Prof John Michael Ottaway, see John M. Ottaway.

John Ottaway

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	(1955-06-02) 2 June 1955 (age 69)
Sport
Club	Wymondham Dell BC
Medal record Representing  England Commonwealth Games 2002 Men's fours British Isles Championships 1990 singles

John Ottaway is an English international lawn bowler born on 2 June 1955.

Bowls career

John began bowling in 1970 aged just 15 and played indoors and outdoors for Wymondham Dell club in Norfolk.^[1]

He represented England at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in the fours, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand^[2][3] and the fours at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.^[4]

His greatest moment came when winning the gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in the Men's fours at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. John became Norfolk bowls president in 2014.^[5]

He has won five National Championship titles in 1989,^[6] 1990,^[7] 1996,^[8] 2000^[9] and 2001 and won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1990.^[10]

References

1. Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-86367-220-5.
2. "1990 Athletes". Team England.
3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
4. "1998 Athletes". Team England.
5. "Legend Ottaway becomes president". Eastern Daily Press.
6. "Ottaway is EBA champion". Ireland's Saturday Night. 26 August 1989. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Champion John Strikes Again". Lancing Herald. 24 August 1990. Retrieved 22 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "Bowls". South Wales Echo. 31 August 1996. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "Bowls". Worthing Herald. 7 September 2000. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
10. "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council. 30 July 2013.