John Ottaway Explained

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]

Notes and References

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