Laura Daniels (née Laura Thomas;[1] born 31 May 1985) is a Welsh lawn and indoor bowler.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Laura Thomas |
| Nationality | British (Welsh) |
| Born | 31 May 1985 Neath, Wales |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Lawn & indoor bowls |
| Club | Brynhyfryd Bowls Club |
Medal record | |
Bowls career
editWorld Outdoor Championship
editIn 2016, Daniels won the gold medal with Jess Sims in the pairs at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch.[2] In 2020, she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
In 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent Wales at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[4] She participated in the women's triples and the women's fours events.[5][6] In the fours, her team reached the quarter final before being beaten by England.
Commonwealth Games
editShe was selected as part of the Welsh team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland[7] where she claimed a silver medal in the Singles losing out to Jo Edwards in the final.
In 2022, she competed in the women's singles and the women's triples at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[8]
World Indoor Championship
editLaura won the Women's singles title at the 2015 World Indoor Bowls Championship defeating defending champion Katherine Rednall in the final.[9] Daniels claimed a second singles title in 2021 by beating Katherine Rednall again, in a repeat of the 2015 final.[10][11]
Additionally she partnered with Paul Foster to win World Indoor Bowl's Mixed Pairs titles in 2013 and 2014.
National
editAfter her 2016 Welsh National Bowls Championships singles success she subsequently won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 2017.[12] She also won the Welsh National singles title in 2018.
Personal life
editHer brother Ben Thomas is also a multiple Welsh National Bowls Championships title winner.[13]
References
edit- ^ "This weekend at the World Indoor Championships". Bowls International. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "2016 World Bowls Championship Finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
- ^ "Welsh Women Selected For World Bowls". Bowls International.
- ^ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "2018 Commonwealth Games team". Team Wales.
- ^ "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Laura Thomas wins women's title". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Wales' Laura Daniels wins World Indoor Bowls final". BBC. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Daniels recovers from dropping first set to win ladies singles title at World Indoor Bowls Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.
- ^ "Two New Welsh Singles Champions". Bowls International.
External links
edit- Laura Daniels at Team Wales
- Laura Daniels at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Laura Daniels at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games