Robert Weale
Welsh bowls player
Robert Arthur Weale (born in Hereford on 3 April 1963), is a Welsh international lawn and indoor bowls player. Weale is originally from Presteigne and was educated at John Beddoes School, but now lives in Hereford. In 2022, he was inducted into the Welsh Sports Hall of fame. In 2025, he was inducted into the Inaugural World Bowls Hall of Fame.
Bowls career
Weale made his international debut in 1982. He was the youngest competitor in the 1984 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Aberdeen, where he competed in the triples and fours events.
World Titles
Weale's career-best performance came in January 2000, when he won the 2000 World Indoor Bowls Championship singles title at Potters. Just a few months later, Weale won the men's fours title at the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship, in Johannesburg in April 2000.
1988 Auckland
bronze medal in the men's pairs
1996 Adelaide
bronze medal in the men's pairs & silver medal in the men's fours
2000 Johannesburg
gold medal in the men's fours
2004 Ayr
bronze medal in the men's pairs
Commonwealth Games
Weale has won six Commonwealth Games medals achieved from eight successive games, a record. The achievement of winning medals over eight games is a record for a lawn bowls player and equals the record for a competitor across all sports.
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