Janice Maxwell is a former Scottish international lawn bowler.[1]

Janice Maxwell
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Sport
ClubCastle Douglas
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1992 Ayr triples
Gold medal – first place 1992 Ayr fours
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Victoria fours
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Florida fours
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Llandrindod Wells fours

Bowls career

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In 1992 she won a gold medal in both the triples and the fours at the 1992 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Ayr.[2] She also won a bronze medal in the fours at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria with Betty Forsyth, Elizabeth Dickson and Dorothy Barr.[3][4]

In 1993 she won the fours gold medal at the inaugural Atlantic Bowls Championships[5][6] and four years later won a fours bronze at the Championships.[7][8]

She also won the Scottish National Bowls Championships singles title in 1986 bowling for Castle Douglas, beating Annette Evans of Willow Bank BC 21-19 in the final, played at Stewarton BC. [9]

In 2014, Janice set a record for her club by winning her 25th championship for Castle Douglas.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
  2. ^ "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
  3. ^ "profile". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  4. ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
  5. ^ "'Shaw strikes gold'". The Times. 25 October 1993. p. 28. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  6. ^ "'Guernsey finally falter". The Times. 1 November 1993. p. 21. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  7. ^ "Dunwoodie, G. (1997) 'Hawes and Price take title for England'". The Times. 27 August 1997. p. 39. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  8. ^ "Dunwoodie, G. (1997) 'Price savours singular feat'". The Times. 3 September 1997. p. 46. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  9. ^ "Previous Winners". Bowls Scotland. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Janice is named bowling champion for 25th time". Daily Record. Retrieved 21 April 2021.