Bowls is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since the inaugural edition of the event's precursor, the 1930 British Empire Games. It is a core sport and must be included in the sporting programme of each edition of the Games; however, it was not included in the programme of the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica due to no sufficient bowling greens being available. Along with swimming, athletics, cycling, table tennis, powerlifting and triathlon, bowls is one of the EAD (Elite Athletes with a Disability) sports.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Lawn bowls |
| Location | Various |
| Established | 1930 |
| Administrator | Commonwealth Games Federation |
Editions
Commonwealth champions
Commonwealth champions tabulated:[2]
Men's singles
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1986 |  Ian Dickison |
| 1990 |  Rob Parrella |
| 1994 |  Richard Corsie |
| 1998 |  Roy Garden |
| 2002 |  Bobby Donnelly |
| 2006 | Kelvin Kerkow |
| 2010 |  Robert Weale |
| 2014 | Darren Burnett |
| 2018 | Aaron Wilson (1/2) |
| 2022 | Aaron Wilson (2/2) |
Men's pairs
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1986 | Grant Knox & George Adrain |
| 1990 | Ian Schuback & Trevor Morris |
| 1994 | Rex Johnston & Cameron Curtis |
| 1998 | Brett Duprez & Mark Jacobsen |
| 2002 | Alex Marshall (1/3) & George Sneddon |
| 2006 | Alex Marshall (2/3) & Paul Foster (1/2) |
| 2010 | Shaun Addinall & Gerry Baker |
| 2014 | Alex Marshall (3/3) & Paul Foster (2/2) |
| 2018 | Daniel Salmon (1/2) & Marc Wyatt |
| 2022 | Daniel Salmon (2/2) & Jarrad Breen |
Men's triples
Men's fours
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1982 | Rob Dobbins, Keith Poole, Bert Sharp & Don Sherman |
| 1986 | Hafod Thomas, Jim Morgan, Robert Weale & Will Thomas |
| 1990 | Denis Love, George Adrain, Ian Bruce & Willie Wood |
| 1994 | Alan Lofthouse, Donald Piketh, Neil Burkett & Robert Rayfield |
| 1998 |  Gary McCloy, Ian McClure(1/2), Martin McHugh(1/2) & Neil Booth |
| 2002 |  John Ottaway, Simon Skelton, Robert Newman & David Holt |
| 2014 | Alex Marshall (1/2), Paul Foster (1/2), Neil Speirs & David Peacock |
| 2018 | Alex Marshall (2/2), Paul Foster (2/2), Derek Oliver & Ronnie Duncan |
| 2022 | Sam Barkley, Adam McKeown, Ian McClure(2/2), Martin McHugh(2/2) |
Women's singles
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2006 |  Siti Zalina Ahmad (2/2) |
| 2010 | Natalie Melmore |
| 2014 | Jo Edwards (1/2) |
| 2018 | Jo Edwards (2/2) |
| 2022 | Ellen Ryan |
Women's pairs
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Lynsey Armitage & Karen Murphy |
| 2010 | Ellen Falkner & Amy Monkhouse |
| 2014 | Tracy-Lee Botha & Colleen Piketh |
| 2018 | Emma Firyana Saroji & Siti Zalina Ahmad |
| 2022 | Kristina Krstic & Ellen Ryan |
Women's triples
Women's fours
Para-sport
Men's Pairs
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Garry Brown and Kevin Wallace |
Women's Pairs
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Rosemary Lenton Pauline Wilson |
All-time Overall medal table
*Note : From editions 1994 to 2002, two bronze medals were awarded in each event.
- Updated after the 2022 Commonwealth Games
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  England | 21 | 11 | 23 | 55 |
| 2 |  Scotland | 18 | 10 | 13 | 41 |
| 3 |  Australia | 17 | 25 | 11 | 53 |
| 4 |  South Africa | 17 | 12 | 15 | 44 |
| 5 |  New Zealand | 16 | 12 | 18 | 46 |
| 6 |  Wales | 5 | 11 | 15 | 31 |
| 7 |  Northern Ireland | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 |
| 8 |  Malaysia | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
| 9 |  Hong Kong | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 |  Zimbabwe | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 |  India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 |  Canada | 0 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 14 |  Guernsey | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 |  Zambia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 |  Ireland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Namibia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 |  Rhodesia and Nyasaland | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 19 |  Fiji | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Norfolk Island | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 21 |  Botswana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Cook Islands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Malta | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (23 entries) | 111 | 111 | 135 | 357 | |
Lawn Bowls All-Time Medal Table
*Note : From editions 1994 to 2002, two bronze medals were awarded in each event.
- Updated after the 2022 Commonwealth Games
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 20 | 11 | 19 | 50 |
| 2 | Australia | 15 | 22 | 9 | 46 |
| 3 | South Africa | 15 | 11 | 13 | 39 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 15 | 10 | 17 | 42 |
| 5 | Scotland | 13 | 9 | 11 | 33 |
| 6 | Wales | 5 | 8 | 14 | 27 |
| 7 | Northern Ireland | 5 | 5 | 12 | 22 |
| 8 | Malaysia | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 9 | Hong Kong | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 | Canada | 0 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
| 14 | Guernsey | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Zambia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | Ireland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Namibia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | Rhodesia and Nyasaland | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 19 | Fiji | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Norfolk Island | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 21 | Botswana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cook Islands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Malta | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (23 entries) | 100 | 100 | 118 | 318 | |
Para-Lawn Bowls All-time medal table
*Note : From editions 1994 to 2002, two bronze medals were awarded in each event.
- Para-Lawns bowls appeared in editions 1994, 2002, 2014-22
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scotland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Australia | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | South Africa | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | England | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Wales | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 10 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (10 entries) | 11 | 11 | 15 | 37 | |
See also
References
External links
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