| Gareth Humphreys | |
| Nationality: | British (Welsh) |
| Birth Date: | 15 November 1935 |
| Birth Place: | Tylorstown, Rhondda, Wales |
| Death Place: | Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales |
| Sport: | Lawn bowls |
| Club: | Penrhys Park, followed by Barry Athletic BC |
Gareth Humphreys, MBE (15 November 1935 – 28 October 2024) was a Welsh international lawn bowler.[1]
Humphreys won a bronze medal in the triples at the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing.[2]
In addition he won 15 national titles and 16 county titles and was capped 90 times by Wales from 1963 until 1978.[3]
He played for Barry Athletic Bowls Club from 1959 and represented Wales at the Lawn bowls at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in New Zealand.[4] He was a member of Barry Athletic BC for 65 years[5] and represented Wales indoors from 1964 to 1984.[6]
He was a four times Welsh National Champion, winning the triples in 1974 and the fours in 1963, 1969 and 1976, when bowling for the Barry Athletic Bowls Club.[7] He was the British Isles Bowls Championships fours winner in 1964.
Humphreys was the President of the Welsh Indoor Bowls Association in 1990-91.[6]
Humphreys was a third generation bowler following his grandfather and father (who was a Welsh international 1957-58) who introduced him into bowls during June 1945.[7] [8]
Humphreys died on the 28 October 2024, at the age of 88.[9]
Humphreys received an MBE in the 2009 Birthday Honours for his voluntary services to lawn bowls.[10]