Bethan Russ

{{Short description|Welsh international lawn bowler}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Use British English|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = | name = Bethan Russ | image = | image_size =  | caption = | nationality = British (Welsh) | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | sport = Lawn bowls | club = Port Talbot BC (outdoors) | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{WAL}}}} {{MedalCompetition|Atlantic Bowls Championships}} {{MedalGold|2019 Cardiff|fours}} {{MedalCompetition|European Championships}} {{MedalGold | 2017 Jersey | mixed four }} {{MedalCompetition|Welsh Nationals}} {{MedalGold|2024|singles}} }}

'''Bethan Russ''' is a Welsh international lawn bowler.<ref name=BW>{{cite web|url=https://bowlswales.com/team-wales-win-gold-on-channel-islands/|title=team Wales win Gold|publisher=Bowls Wales}}</ref>

==Bowls career== In 2017, Russ won a gold medal in the mixed four at the 11th European Bowls Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bowlseurope.com/ebu-team-championships-2017/|title=2017 results|publisher=Bowls Europe|access-date=21 April 2022}}</ref><ref name=BW/>

In 2019, she won the fours gold medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldbowls.com/event/2019-atlantic-championships/|title=2019 Atlantic Championships|publisher=World Bowls|access-date=15 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/article.cfm?id=128585&headline=Lampeter%20bowlers%20on%20World%20stage&sectionIs=sport&searchyear=2019|title=Lampeter bowlers on World stage|publisher=Cambrian News}}</ref>

In 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent Wales at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.<ref>{{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}}</ref> She participated in the women's triples and the women's fours events.<ref>{{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 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://world2023.bowls.com.au/event-info/schedule/ |title=SCHEDULE & DRAWS |publisher=Bowls Australia |access-date=2 September 2023 |archive-date=11 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811144518/https://world2023.bowls.com.au/event-info/schedule/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the fours, her team reached the quarter final before being beaten by England.

In 2024, Russ won the Welsh National Bowls Championships women's singles title.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.welshbowls.co.uk/images/WBA_National_Finals_2024.16.pdf|title=Finals |website=Welsh Bowls|access-date=24 August 2024}}</ref>

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