Gilbert MILES
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Lawn Bowls
Lawn Bowls
Birth Date: 20 Jul 1945Place of Birth: PONTARDULAISCountry of birth: GBRAge: 72Gender:
Men
Sport Class:
B3
Gilbert MILES - Schedule
| Time | Event | Status | ||
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Thu, 5 Apr
16:01
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Mixed B2/B3 Pairs
Section A - Round 1
NZL New Zealand
14
WAL Wales
11
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Finished |
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Fri, 6 Apr
16:01
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Mixed B2/B3 Pairs
Section A - Round 2
WAL Wales
13
SCO Scotland
7
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Finished |
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Sat, 7 Apr
16:01
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Mixed B2/B3 Pairs
Section A - Round 3
ENG England
11
WAL Wales
21
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Finished |
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Sun, 8 Apr
9:01
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Mixed B2/B3 Pairs
Section A - Round 4
WAL Wales
6
AUS Australia
18
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Finished |
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Mon, 9 Apr
12:15
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Mixed B2/B3 Pairs
Section A - Round 5
RSA South Africa
11
WAL Wales
8
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Finished |
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Tue, 10 Apr
16:01
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Mixed B2/B3 Pairs
Semi Final
RSA South Africa
11
WAL Wales
9
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Finished |
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Wed, 11 Apr
19:00
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Mixed B2/B3 Pairs
Bronze Medal Match
WAL Wales
13
SCO Scotland
12
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Finished |
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NZL
SCO
ENG
AUS
RSABiographical Information
Highlights:
| Year | Location | Event | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Glasgow, SCO | B2/B3 Mixed Pairs | 4th Pool |
Hobbies: Rugby (Athlete, 4 Jun 2017)
Occupation: Apprentice toolmaker (Athlete, 4 Jun 2017)
Education: Mechanical engineering at Royal Society of Arts
Languages spoken: English
Coach: PERSONAL: John GLOVER (WAL) (Athlete, 4 Jun 2017)
Other sports: Played rugby for Swansea in the Welsh national competition. (Athlete, 4 Jun 2017)
Reason: "I was a sportsman all my life. When I lost my sight in '95, I wanted to carry on competing. I have been playing bowls since 1995. I have also been playing visually impaired bowls since 2007." (Athlete, 4 Jun 2017; welshvibowls.org.uk, Aug 2014)
Ambition: "Give back to the sport and act as a mentor." (Athlete, 4 Jun 2017)
Memorable: "Representing Wales at the (Glasgow 2014) Commonwealth Games." (Athlete, 4 Jun 2017)
Hero: Welsh rugby players Barry JOHN, Gareth EDWARDS and Phil BENNETT. (Athlete, 4 Jun 2017)
Influence: Members at his home club, his coach and Welsh team manager John WILSON. (Athlete, 4 Jun 2017)
Ritual: Does not change his socks if he wins. (Athlete, 4 Jun 2017)
Additional information:
IMPAIRMENT DETAILS
Diagnosed with glaucoma in 1995. (Athlete, 4 Jun 2017)
DIRECTOR: John GLOVER (WAL)
Legend
: Gold
: Silver
: Bronze
: Gold Medal Event- : Bronze Medal Event
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