Welsh lawn bowler

Julie Thomas

Personal information

Nationality| Welsh
Born|  (1967-07-09) 9 July 1967 (age 55)
Sport
Country|  Wales
Sport| bowls

Medal record

Commonwealth Games
| 2018 Gold Coast | mixed para-sport pairs

Julie Thomas (born 9 July 1967)[1] is a Welsh lawn bowler.

Thomas was a head teacher at a primary school until she lost her sight She only took up the sport in 2014 and 2 months later won her first Welsh title. Thomas went on to win her first British Isles title in 2015 taking a Gold medal in the B2 category. She was the first Welsh Para athlete to hold an Indoor and Outdoor title at the same time. Thomas has won 4 Gold medals since.[2][3]

She competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games where she won a bronze medal in the mixed para-sport pairs event alongside Gilbert Miles.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Lawn Bowls | Athlete Profile: Julie THOMAS - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". results.gc2018.com. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
2. ^ "Welsh VI Bowls:". www.welshvibowls.org.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
3. ^ Bolter, Abby (26 December 2017). "This completely blind bowler takes on sighted players and wins". WalesOnline. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
4. ^ "Julie Thomas and Gilbert Miles win bronze in bowls". ITV News. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2020.

## External links[edit]

* "'Bowls completely changed my life'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
* "'Visually impaired bowls changed my life'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 May 2022.