Lauren Gowen
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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2004 Penygraig, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | indoor and lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Taff Ely (indoors) / Cardiff BC (outdoor) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | 34[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Lauren Gowen (born 2004) is a Welsh international lawn & indoor bowler, who won a silver medal at the 2025 World Bowls Indoor Championships and is a Welsh national champion and has been capped by Wales.[2]
Bowls career
Gowen came to prominence aged just 10-years-old, when she made history for Wales becoming the youngest bowler ever to play for Wales in the British Under-25s Championship.[3]
In 2024, Gowen reached the quarter-finals at the World Bowls Junior Indoor Championship[4] and won a bronze medal in the fours at the 2024 European Bowls Championships.[5]
In 2024, Gowen won the national U25 indoor singles title and the 2025 British Isles U25 title.[6] Subsequently in 2025, Gowen paired with Ross Owen, won the silver medal in the mixed pairs event at the 2025 World Bowls Indoor Championships in Aberdeen.[7]
Further success arrived when she won the pairs at the 2025 British Championships.[8]
References
- ^ "Female rankings" (PDF). World Bowls Series. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "Lauren Gowen". Bowls Wales. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "Lauren Gowen, aged 10, becomes youngest Wales bowls international". Wales Online. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "World junior champions crowned". World Bowls. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "Berriew bowlers win medals at European Lawn Bowls Championships". Cambrian News. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "2024 National Finals Winners". Welsh Indoor Bowls. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ "2025 World Bowls Indoor Championships: Final day recap". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ "Results" (PDF). Welsh Bowls. Retrieved 26 June 2025.