David Ward (bowls)

{{short description|English lawn bowler}}

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David Spencer Ward (1945–2005){{cite web|url=https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=191391812:8068&d=bmd_1598251674&scan=1|title=1945 births|publisher=Free BMD}} was an English international lawn and indoor bowler.{{cite web|url=http://bowlstawa.com/titles/players/titles/2529|title=David Ward Profile|publisher=Bowls tawa|access-date=2016-12-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231170032/http://bowlstawa.com/titles/players/titles/2529|archive-date=2016-12-31|url-status=dead}}

Bowls career

He won a bronze medal in the pairs with his elder brother Chris Ward at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/commonwealth/bowls.htm|title=COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS|publisher=GBR Athletics}}

He died on 9 June 2005 in a car accident.{{cite web|url=https://forum.julianhainesbowls.uk/archive/index.php/t-776.html|title=Very sad news|publisher=Julian Haines Bowls}}

Family

In addition to his brother Chris being an international player his sister Jayne Roylance was also an international player and national champion.{{cite web|url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/jayne-roylance-dies-1-5770655|title=Norfolk's former England star Jayne Roylance dies at the age of 71|date=8 November 2018 |publisher=Eastern Daily Press}}

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