Owain Dando

Owain Dando
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Welsh)
Born (1990-11-18) 18 November 1990
Abergavenny, Wales
Sport
SportLawn Bowls
ClubRTB Ebbw Vale
Medal record
Representing  Wales
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place2022 Birminghammen's triples
European Bowls Championships
Bronze medal – third place2019 Guernseymen's pairs
IIBC Championships
Gold medal – first place2010 NottinghamU25 mixed pairs


Welsh National Bowls Championships

{{Medal|Gold|[[2026 Welsh National Championships– Men's Singles}}

Owain Dando (born 18 November 1990) is a Welsh international lawn bowler. He has represented Wales at the Commonwealth Games and won a bronze medal.[1][2]

Biography

Dando a police office by trade[3] won the silver medal in the Men's fours at the 2014 Welsh National Bowls Championships.[4] Dando who bowls for the RTB Ebbw Vale BC was selected for the Welsh Elite squad in 2019.[5] Dando won bronze medal in the men's pairs at the 2019 European Championships in Guernsey alongside Daniel Davies.[6]

In 2022, he was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where he competed in two events; the men's triples, where he won a bronze medal and the men's fours.[1][7]

In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent Wales at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[8] He participated in the men's triples and the men's fours events.[9][10]

2024 Dando along with team mate Stephen Harris lost in the final of the Welsh National Outdoor Pairs Championship by 1 shot to Tenby pair coming away with a Silver Medal

In 2026, Owain became the Welsh National Outdoor Singles Champion, Dando will now represent Wales in the 2027 British Isles Singles and World Champion of Champions.

References

  1. 1 2 "Official Commonwealth Games profile". Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "106 athletes confirmed for Birmingham, bringing Team Wales tally up to 126". Team Wales. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "The two Welsh police officers competing in the Commonwealth Games". Wales Online. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "WBA Handbook" (PDF). Welsh Bowls. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Mens Elite Squad 2019". Welsh Bowls. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "2019 results". Bowls Europe. 24 September 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "Wales win 10th medal at Commonwealth Games thanks to bowls trio featuring PCSO". Wales Online. August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
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