Janice Gower is a female international indoor bowls player from England.
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| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | c.1973[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Sports Commentator and Presenter | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Indoor bowls | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Newton Hall Indoor Bowling Club | ||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||||||
| National finals | Indoor singles (2018) indoor pairs (2015) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career
editGower played in the Professional Bowls Association and World Bowls Tour and was the first English female to qualify for the last 32 of the Open World Indoor Singles.[2]
She made her indoor international debut in 2008 and was part of the squad for ten years.[3] She has won the English national Singles title in 2018[1] and won the English National Pairs in 2015.[citation needed]
In 2020, she reached the final of the women's singles at the 2020 World Indoor Bowls Championship losing out to Julie Forrest.[4]
Other work
editGower worked as the lead commentator for the World Bowls Tour live streaming and is a sports presenter, including working for the BBC, Sky, ITV and Eurosport.[5]
She now works freelance for the sport in a journalist capacity as well as presenting and commentating for events.[citation needed] She is also a competition manager for special Olympics indoor bowls and also heads up a management team, as event manager and competition manager, who organise events for Learning Disabilities athletes.[citation needed]
Awards
editShe won the 'Services to Bowls' award at the World Bowls Tour Awards held during January 2019 for her work and commitment with disabled and mentally impaired bowlers.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Bowls: Gower victorious at English Indoor Bowls Championships". Lancaster Guardian. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Gower gets set to make history". The Gazette.
- ^ "The new bowls co-ordinator at Penrith Leisure Centre is Janice Gower". Cumberland and Westmoreland Herald.
- ^ "FORREST IS THE 'JUST' 2020 LADIES MATCHPLAY WORLD CHAMPION". World Bowls Tour. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Galgate's Gower targets 'dream' final on return to World Championships". Lancaster Guardian.
- ^ "2019 awards". World Bowls Tour.