Laura Daniels
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Laura Thomas |
| Nationality | British (Welsh) |
| Born | 31 May 1985 Neath, Wales |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Lawn & indoor bowls |
| Club | Brynhyfryd Bowls Club |
Medal record | |
Laura Daniels (née Laura Thomas;[1] born 31 May 1985) is a Welsh lawn and indoor bowler.
Bowls career[edit]
World Outdoor Championship[edit]
In 2016, Daniels won the gold medal with Jess Sims in the pairs at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch.[2] 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.[3]
In 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent Wales at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[4] She participated in the women's triples and the women's fours events.[5][6] In the fours, her team reached the quarter final before being beaten by England.
Commonwealth Games[edit]
She was selected as part of the Welsh team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland[7] where she claimed a silver medal in the Singles losing out to Jo Edwards in the final.
In 2022, she competed in the women's singles and the women's triples at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[8]
World Indoor Championship[edit]
Laura won the Women's singles title at the 2015 World Indoor Bowls Championship defeating defending champion Katherine Rednall in the final.[9] Daniels claimed a second singles title in 2021 by beating Katherine Rednall again, in a repeat of the 2015 final.[10][11]
Additionally she partnered with Paul Foster to win World Indoor Bowl's Mixed Pairs titles in 2013 and 2014.
National[edit]
After her 2016 Welsh National Bowls Championships singles success she subsequently won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 2017.[12] She also won the Welsh National singles title in 2018.
Personal life[edit]
Her brother Ben Thomas is also a multiple Welsh National Bowls Championships title winner.[13]
References[edit]
- ^ "This weekend at the World Indoor Championships". Bowls International. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
- ^ "2016 World Bowls Championship Finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
- ^ "Welsh Women Selected For World Bowls". Bowls International.
- ^ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "2018 Commonwealth Games team". Team Wales.
- ^ "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Laura Thomas wins women's title". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Wales' Laura Daniels wins World Indoor Bowls final". BBC. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Daniels recovers from dropping first set to win ladies singles title at World Indoor Bowls Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.
- ^ "Two New Welsh Singles Champions". Bowls International.
External links[edit]
- Laura Daniels at Team Wales
- Laura Daniels at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Laura Daniels at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Welsh female bowls players
- Bowls World Champions
- Indoor Bowls World Champions
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Wales
- Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls
- Bowls players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games