Claire Johnston
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born (1979-02-22) 22 February 1979
Irvine, Scotland
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb) [1]
Sport
SportBowls
ClubAuchinleck BC
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2012 AdelaidePairs
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold CoastPairs
World Indoor Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 YarmouthMixed pairs
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place2011 Paphospairs
Bronze medal – third place2011 Paphossingles
Gold medal – first place2015 Paphosfours
Bronze medal – third place2015 Paphospairs
Silver medal – second place2019 Cardifftriples
Bronze medal – third place2019 Cardifffours
British Isles Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Llandrindod Wellspairs

Claire Johnston (born 22 February 1979) is a Scottish international lawn and indoor bowler.

Bowls career

Johnston is from Irvine, North Ayrshire, in Scotland[2] and won a bronze medal in the pairs at the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship with Margaret Letham.[3]

In 2011 she won the pairs gold medal and singles bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[4] and four years later she won the fours gold medal at the 2015 Atlantic Bowls Championships.[5]

Johnston gained major indoor honours when winning the mixed pairs title at the 2017 World Indoor Bowls Championship with Nick Brett of England.[6] In 2018 she was selected as part of the Scottish team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland[7] where she won a bronze medal in the Pairs with Lesley Doig.[8]

In 2019 she won the Scottish National Bowls Championships pairs title with Hannah Smith.[9] and also won the triples silver medal and fours bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[10] In 2022, she won the pairs title at the British Isles Bowls Championships in Llandrindod Wells.[11]

In 2022, she competed in the women's pairs and the Women's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Lawn Bowls | Athlete Profile: Claire JOHNSTON - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games". Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Glasgow 2014 - Claire Johnson Profile". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Women's Four on Top of World Down Under". Bowls Scotland. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "2011 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "2015 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "World Indoor Bowls Championship 2017: Brett & Johnston win mixed pairs title". BBC Sport.
  7. ↑ "2018 Commonwealth Games profile". Team Scotland.
  8. ↑ "Pairs results". CG2018.
  9. ↑ "Second stage results". Bowls Scotland.
  10. ↑ "2019 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  11. ↑ "Roll of honour". Bowls International. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
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