David Kingdon

David Kingdon
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
BornApril 1969
Wales
Sport
ClubTenby BC (outdoor)
Heatherton IBC (indoor)
Medal record
Representing  Wales
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place2014singles
Welsh Nationals
Gold medal – first place2013singles
Gold medal – first place2016singles
Hong Kong International Classic
Silver medal – second place2016singles

David Wyn Kingdon (born April 1969) is a Welsh international lawn bowler and former British champion.

Biography

Kingdon is twice winner of the Welsh National Bowls Championships singles in 2013 and 2016. After the 2013 victory he subsequently won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 2014.

His father Brian Kingdon won the 1993 and 1997 triples national championship.

In 2023, he was denied the chance to go equal second on the all-time Welsh singles list by Ross Owen, who defeated him in the Welsh nationals final.

References

  1. ↑ "Ten days of title fights". South Wales Echo. 13 January 1990. p. 54. Retrieved 6 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "WBA Handbook" (PDF). Welsh Bowls.
  3. ↑ "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "Father and son look for glory". South Wales Daily Post. 6 January 1990. p. 22. Retrieved 6 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.