Jean Valls

Jean Valls
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Sport
ClubRaynes Park & Surrey
Medal record
Representing  England
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place1985 Melbournepairs
Bronze medal – third place1985 Melbournefours
Silver medal – second place1985 Melbourneteam
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place1986 Edinburghpairs
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place1984singles
Gold medal – first place1984pairs

Jean Valls is a former England international lawn and indoor bowler.

Bowls career

Valls won two bronze medals in the pairs and fours at the 1985 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne in addition to winning a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games

She also won three National Titles; (singles 1983), (pairs 1982 & 1983). She subsequently won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1984. Valls was runner-up in the fours in 1976.

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  2. ↑ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
  3. ↑ "Bowls". Western Daily Press. 12 August 1983. Retrieved 18 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Allan, G. (1982) 'Bowls'". The Times. 16 August 1982. p. 15. Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  5. ↑ "'A notable double'". The Times. 15 August 1983. p. 20. Retrieved 25 August 2023 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  6. ↑ "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.
  7. ↑ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
  8. ↑ "Ilminster go out". Western Daily Press. 11 August 1976. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.