Rebecca Wigfield
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1988-08-08) 8 August 1988
Sport
SportBowls
ClubDesborough Town
Medal record
Representing  England
World Outdoor Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Christchurch fours
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Bronze medal – third place2015 Paphospairs
Bronze medal – third place2015 Paphosfours
Bronze medal – third place2019 Cardiffpairs
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place2016fours
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Jersey pairs

Rebecca Wigfield is an English international bowls player.[1]

Career history

Rebecca Wigfield has won two National Championships; in 2013 she won the National Two‐Wood Singles followed by the 2015 National Fours.[2] In 2016, she won the Bowls England Women’s National Champion of Champions.[3]

The bowler who represents Northamptonshire was part of the fours team with Wendy King, Jamie-Lea Winch and Ellen Falkner who won the silver medal at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch.[4][5]

In 2015, she won the pairs and fours bronze medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[6] and in 2019 she once again won the pairs bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[7]

In 2023, she represented England in the British Isles series.[8]

References

  1. "England team profiles" (PDF). 2016 World Bowls. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2017.
  2. "Past records". Bowls England.
  3. "Rebecca Wigfield takes Champion of Champions crown". Bowls International.
  4. "England's charge in 2016 World Championships". Potters Bowls.
  5. "World Bowls Championships: England win men's triples title". BBC Sport.
  6. "2015 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  7. "2019 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  8. "England Player Profiles". Bowls England. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
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