Christine Grimes

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Christine Anne Grimes (born 25 December 1950) is an international lawn and indoor bowler representing Jersey.{{cite web|url=http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/lawn_bowls/1023601/chris_grimes.html|title=2014 Christine Grimes profile|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=18 December 2016|archive-date=20 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220185253/http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/lawn_bowls/1023601/chris_grimes.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://cwgdelhi2010.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=464&personid=608776|title=2010 Commonwealth Games profile|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=18 December 2016|archive-date=26 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726072207/http://cwgdelhi2010.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=464&personid=608776|url-status=dead}}

Bowls career

Christine was part of the fours team with Suzie Dingle, Gean O'Neil and Karina Bisson that won the silver medal at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Leamington Spa.{{cite web|url=http://m2006.thecgf.com/Participants/Participants?ID=106137|title=Christine Grimes biography|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=18 December 2016|archive-date=20 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220185517/http://m2006.thecgf.com/Participants/Participants?ID=106137|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=https://jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2004/09/18/bowlssilver-solace-for-jersey-quartet/|title=Bowls:Silver solace for Jersey quartet|newspaper=Jersey Evening Post|date=18 September 2004|accessdate=27 July 2022}}

Grimes has represented Jersey at four Commonwealth Games; in the triples at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, the pairs at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, the fours at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and in the pairs & fours at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/49267|title=Athletes and Results Christine Anne Grimes|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=22 May 2021|archive-date=22 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522163846/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/49267|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/63587|title=Athletes and Results Christine Grimes|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=22 May 2021|archive-date=22 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522163848/https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/63587|url-status=dead}}

In 2005 she won the triples bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships{{cite web|url=http://www.worldbowlsltd.co.uk/results.html|title=2005 Atlantic Rim Games|publisher=World Bowls Ltd|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060111132351/http://www.worldbowlsltd.co.uk/results.html|access-date=23 May 2021|archive-date=2006-01-11}} and two years later she won the triples gold medal at the 2009 Atlantic Bowls Championships.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldbowlsltd.co.uk/results-old.php|title=2007 Atlantic Championships|publisher=World Bowls Ltd|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125035718/http://www.worldbowlsltd.co.uk/results-old.php|access-date=17 May 2021|archive-date=2010-11-25}}{{cite news |url= https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0503552743/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=8d4aa913|title=Bowls |date=18 July 2007 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=20 May 2021|page=61 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }} In 2011 she won the singles bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldbowlsltd.co.uk/mainresults.php|title=2011 Atlantic Championships|publisher=World Bowls Ltd|access-date=19 May 2021|archive-date=31 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111031201626/http://www.worldbowlsltd.co.uk/mainresults.php|url-status=bot: unknown}}

Grimes is a two times British champion after winning the fours titles in 2009 and 2013 at the British Isles Bowls Championships.{{cite web|url=https://britishislesbowls.com/history-of-the-bibc/previous-winners/|title=Previous Winners|date=30 July 2013|publisher=British Isles Bowls Council|access-date=30 May 2021|archive-date=9 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221109233329/https://britishislesbowls.com/history-of-the-bibc/previous-winners/|url-status=dead}}

References

External links

{{CGF profile|name=Christine Grimes}}
{{2006 Commonwealth Games profile|106137|Christine Anne Grimes}}
{{2010 Commonwealth Games profile|608776|Christine Anne Grimes}}
{{2014 Commonwealth Games profile|lawn_bowls/1023601/chris_grimes|Chris Grimes}}
{{2018 Commonwealth Games profile|lawn-bowls/athlete-profile-n6024713-christine-grimes|Christine Grimes}}

Category:1950 births

Category:Living people

Category:Jersey female bowls players

Category:Bowls players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Category:Bowls players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

Category:Bowls players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games

Category:Bowls players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Category:Commonwealth Games competitors for Jersey