Alison YEARLING
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Lawn Bowls
Lawn Bowls
Birth Date: 14 Mar 1980Place of Birth: PLYMOUTHCountry of birth: GBRAge: 38Gender:
Female
Sport Class:
B3
Alison YEARLING - Schedule
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Thu, 5 Apr
16:01
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Mixed B2/B3 Pairs
Section A - Round 1
ENG England
6
SCO Scotland
16
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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
ENG England
17
AUS Australia
16
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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
ENG England
8
RSA South Africa
19
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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
ENG England
13
NZL New Zealand
16
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Finished |
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SCO
AUS
WAL
RSA
NZLBiographical Information
Previous names: Alison BRAZIER (Athlete, 6 Jun 2017)
Hobbies: Playing poker, walking (Athlete, 6 Jun 2017)
Occupation: Cardiology nurse (Cascade, Apr 2017)
Education: Health studies at Plymouth University, England
Languages spoken: English
Coach: NATIONAL: David STOTT (ENG) (bowlsinternational.com, 4 Mar 2017)
Reason: "Joined a visually impaired bowls club at age 29 to meet people with a similar disability." (Athlete, 6 Jun 2017)
Ambition: "To win bowls competitions at the international level and to beat my brother at any sport." (Athlete, 6 Jun 2017)
Memorable: "Getting my first international cap for England." (Athlete, 6 Jun 2017)
Hero: Her bowls partner, Geoff WHERRY (ENG). "I wish I could bowl as well as him. I think he is a magnificent bowler and one of the nicest people I have ever met." (Athlete, 6 Jun 2017)
Influence: Her bowls partner, Geoff WHERRY (ENG). "Encouraged me to bowl competitively. We have entered many competitions together. He is a B2 bowler. His wife Sue is my director." (Athlete, 6 Jun 2017)
Additional information:
CHARITY CLIMB
In September 2011, she and husband Steve climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to raise money for the Macular Disease Society. Before the climb, she said: "I would not exactly describe myself as the athletic type, but neverthless I will try my best to make it to the summit and, let's face it, if I can make the summit then anything is possible." (justgiving.com, 26 Nov 2011)
IMPAIRMENT DETAILS
At age 23, she was diagnosed with Stargardt Macular Dystrophy, a form of inherited juvenile macular degeneration, which leads to gradual loss of central vision. She registered as partial sighted at age 29. (Cascade, Apr 2017; justgiving.com, 26 Nov 2011)
DIRECTOR: Sue WHERRY (ENG)
Legend
: Gold
: Silver
: Bronze
: Gold Medal Event
: Bronze Medal Event
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