Bowls is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since the inaugural edition of the event's precursor, the 1930 British Empire Games. It is a core sport and must be included in the sporting programme of each edition of the Games; however, it was not included in the programme of the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica due to no sufficient bowling greens being available. Along with swimming, athletics, cycling, table tennis, powerlifting and triathlon, bowls is one of the EAD (Elite Athletes with a Disability) sports.
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| Sport | Lawn bowls |
| Location | Various |
| Established | 1930 |
| Administrator | Commonwealth Games Federation |
Editions
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Commonwealth champions
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Men's singles
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Men's pairs
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Men's triples
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Women's singles
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Women's pairs
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Women's triples
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Women's fours
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Para-sport
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Men's blind singles
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Open triples
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All-time Overall medal table
edit*Note : From editions 1994 to 2002, two bronze medals were awarded in each event.
- Updated after the 2022 Commonwealth Games
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  England | 21 | 11 | 23 | 55 |
| 2 |  Scotland | 18 | 10 | 13 | 41 |
| 3 |  Australia | 17 | 25 | 11 | 53 |
| 4 |  South Africa | 17 | 12 | 15 | 44 |
| 5 |  New Zealand | 16 | 12 | 18 | 46 |
| 6 |  Wales | 5 | 11 | 15 | 31 |
| 7 |  Northern Ireland | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 |
| 8 |  Malaysia | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| 9 |  Hong Kong | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 |  Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 |  India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 |  Canada | 0 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 14 |  Guernsey | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 |  Zambia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 |  Ireland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Namibia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 |  Rhodesia and Nyasaland | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 19 |  Fiji | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Norfolk Island | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 21 |  Botswana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Cook Islands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Malta | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (23 entries) | 111 | 111 | 135 | 357 | |
Lawn Bowls All-Time Medal Table
edit*Note : From editions 1994 to 2002, two bronze medals were awarded in each event.
- Updated after the 2022 Commonwealth Games
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | England | 20 | 11 | 19 | 50 |
| 2 | Australia | 15 | 22 | 9 | 46 |
| 3 | South Africa | 15 | 11 | 13 | 39 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 15 | 10 | 17 | 42 |
| 5 | Scotland | 13 | 9 | 11 | 33 |
| 6 | Wales | 5 | 8 | 14 | 27 |
| 7 | Northern Ireland | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 |
| 8 | Malaysia | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 9 | Hong Kong | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 | Canada | 0 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 14 | Guernsey | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Zambia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Ireland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Namibia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | Rhodesia and Nyasaland | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 19 | Fiji | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Norfolk Island | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 21 | Botswana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cook Islands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Malta | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (23 entries) | 100 | 100 | 118 | 318 | |
Para-Lawn Bowls All-time medal table
edit*Note : From editions 1994 to 2002, two bronze medals were awarded in each event.
- Para-Lawns bowls appeared in editions 1994, 2002, 2014-22
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Scotland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Australia | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | South Africa | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | England | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Wales | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 10 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 11 | 11 | 15 | 37 | |
See also
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edit- ^ "Sports Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Results". The Commonwealth Games Federation Official Website.
External links
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