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John Rednall

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John Rednall
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1964-02-26)26 February 1964
Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Sport
ClubFelixstowe and Suffolk
Medal record
Representing  England
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Ayr Men's fours
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 pairs

John Rednall (born 1964) is a former international lawn bowler and indoor bowls player from England.[1] He announced his retirement from international bowls in May 2022 and earned over 100 caps for England.[2]

Bowls career

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World Outdoor Championships

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Rednall won a bronze medal in the men's fours at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Ayr.[3]

Commonwealth Games

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He represented England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in the fours event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[4][5][6]

National

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He was the 2003 National Champion in the pairs[7] and subsequently won the British Isles Pairs in 2004.[8] He is also an English national junior[9] and British junior champion, National Champion of Champions, twice been a National Top Club champion, National Two Fours champion and National Top Four winner for Suffolk. He is also an indoor bowls player and won the EIBA National Singles in 2004.[10]

Personal life

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He is the director of the Felixstowe and Suffolk Bowling Club. His daughter Katherine Rednall is an indoor world champion.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "John Rednall profile". Bowls World.
  2. ^ "JOHN REDNALL RETIRES FROM INTERNATIONAL BOWLS". Bowls England. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  3. ^ "John Rednall". Bowls tawa.
  4. ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  7. ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
  8. ^ "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.
  9. ^ "Rednall's title". Bury Free Press. 18 September 1987. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "Katherine Rednall: World Indoor Bowls winner behind on homework". BBC Sport. 23 January 2014.
  11. ^ "National Singles Championship Final Stages for 2003/4". EIBA.