Caroline Taylor
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Born (1973-08-20) 20 August 1973
Newtown, Powys, Wales
Sport
ClubBerriew BC
Medal record
Representing  Wales
World Outdoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2004 Leamington Spa pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Leamington Spa fours
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Adelaide triples
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Portugalpairs
Gold medal – first place 2011 Portugal mixed
Gold medal – first place 2011 Portugal team
Welsh Nationals
Gold medal – first place2001singles
Gold medal – first place2002fours
Gold medal – first place2003singles
Gold medal – first place2006fours
Gold medal – first place2011singles
Gold medal – first place2013fours
Gold medal – first place2018fours
Gold medal – first place2023triples
Gold medal – first place2023fours

Caroline Taylor (born 20 August 1973 in Newtown, Powys) is a Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]

Bowls career

In 2011, she won three medals including two golds at the European Bowls Championships in Portugal.[2] She won a bronze medal in the triples at the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Adelaide.[3]

She was selected as part of the Welsh team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland[4]

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.[5] In 2022, she competed in the women's pairs and the Women's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[6]

Despite winning the triples and fours titles at the 2023 Welsh National Bowls Championships she missed out on selection for the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.

References

  1. ↑ "Caroline Taylor". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "2011 results". Bowls Europe. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "2012 World Bowls Recap". iLawnbowl. 9 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "2018 Commonwealth Games team". Team Wales. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Welsh Women Selected For World Bowls". Bowls International. 6 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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