Derek Boswell
{{Short description|Jersey lawn bowler}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
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| name = Derek Boswell
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| nationality = British (Jersey / Scottish)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|2|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Inchinnan, Renfrewshire
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| sport = Lawn bowls
| club = Jersey BC
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{{MedalCompetition|Atlantic Bowls Championships}}
{{MedalSilver|2007 Ayr|pairs}}
{{MedalSilver|2007 Ayr|fours}}
{{MedalBronze|2009 Johannesburg|fours}}
{{MedalSilver|2019 Cardiff|fours}}
{{MedalBronze|2019 Cardiff|pairs}}
{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}
{{MedalSilver | 2015 Israel | pairs }}
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Derek Alexander Boswell (born 16 February 1962) is a Scottish born international lawn bowler from Jersey.{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/lawn-bowls/athlete-profile-n6024711-derek-boswell.htm|title=2018 Athlete profile|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=15 May 2021}}
Bowls career
Boswell represented Jersey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, 2010 Commonwealth Games and the 2018 Commonwealth Games
In 2007 he won the pairs and fours silver medals at the 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 }} Two years later he won the fours bronze medal at the 2009 Atlantic Championships{{cite web|url=http://www.worldbowlsltd.co.uk/results-old.php|title=2009 Atlantic Championships|publisher=World Bowls Ltd|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100314062629/http://www.worldbowlsltd.co.uk/results-old.php|access-date=21 May 2021|archive-date=2010-03-14}}{{cite news |url= https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0503964873/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=284753c0|title=Bowls |date=18 May 2009 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=21 May 2021|page=61 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }} and in 2019 he won the fours silver medal and pairs bronze medal at the Atlantic Championships.{{cite web|url=http://www.worldbowls.com/event/2019-atlantic-championships/|title=2019 Atlantic Championships|publisher=World Bowls|access-date=15 May 2021}}
In 2020, he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia{{cite web|url=https://www.bowls.com.au/2020-world-bowls-championships-competing-countries/|title=2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES|publisher=Bowls Australia}} and in October 2021, he was selected to represent Jersey in the 2022 Commonwealth Games being held in Birmingham. He duly competed in the men's pairs and the men's fours at the Games.{{cite web|url=https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/athlete-details/51443|title=Official Games profile|publisher=2022 Commonwealth Games|access-date=2 August 2022}}
In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent Jersey at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.{{cite web |url=https://bowlsinternational.keypublishing.com/competitors-confirmed-world-bowls-outdoor-championships/ |title=COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023 |website=Bowls International |date=5 June 2023 |access-date=2 September 2023}} He participated in the men's pairs and the men's fours events.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldbowls.com/events-list/ |title=Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia |publisher=World Bowls |access-date=2 September 2023 |archive-date=19 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230519080851/https://www.worldbowls.com/events-list/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=https://world2023.bowls.com.au/event-info/schedule/ |title=SCHEDULE & DRAWS |publisher=Bowls Australia |access-date=2 September 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{CGF profile|48044|Derek Alexander Boswell}}
- {{2006 Commonwealth Games profile|106141|Derek Alexander Boswell}}
- {{2018 Commonwealth Games profile|lawn-bowls/athlete-profile-n6024711-derek-boswell|Derek Boswell}}
- {{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|51443|Derek Boswell}}
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Category:Bowls players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Category:Bowls players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Category:Bowls players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games