Wendy Line
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Medal record
Representing  England
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Auckland pairs
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1986 Auckland singles
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place1986triples

Wendy Line is a female English international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]

Bowls career

Line only started bowling at the age of 40 but won a bronze medal in the pairs at the 1988 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Auckland.[2]

Her greatest achievement came in the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Auckland when she won the gold medal in the women's singles.[3] She represented England in the singles event, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand[4][5] and four years later represented England in the fours event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[6][7][8]

Personal life

She is married to fellow international bowler Peter Line.

References

  1. ↑ "Wendy Line Profile". Bowls tawa.
  2. ↑ "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
  3. ↑ Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
  4. ↑ "1990 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ↑ "England team in 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ↑ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  7. ↑ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  8. ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.

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