# John Ottaway

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{{short description|English lawn bowler}}
{{for|the British analytical chemist Prof John Michael Ottaway|John M. Ottaway}}
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{{Use British English|date=July 2015}}
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| nationality       = British (English)
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| club              = Wymondham Dell BC
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{{MedalCompetition | [World Outdoor Championships](/source/World_Bowls_Championship) }}
{{MedalBronze | [1988 Auckland](/source/1988_World_Outdoor_Bowls_Championship) | [triples](/source/1988_World_Outdoor_Bowls_Championship) }}
{{MedalBronze | [1988 Auckland](/source/1988_World_Outdoor_Bowls_Championship) | [fours](/source/1988_World_Outdoor_Bowls_Championship) }}
{{MedalGold | [1988 Auckland](/source/1988_World_Outdoor_Bowls_Championship) | [team](/source/1988_World_Outdoor_Bowls_Championship) }}
{{MedalSilver | [1992 Worthing](/source/1992_World_Outdoor_Bowls_Championship) | [team](/source/1992_World_Outdoor_Bowls_Championship) }}
{{MedalCompetition|[Commonwealth Games](/source/Commonwealth_Games)}}
{{MedalGold|[2002](/source/2002_Commonwealth_Games)|[Men's fours](/source/Bowls_at_the_2002_Commonwealth_Games)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[British Isles Championships](/source/British_Isles_Bowls_Championships)}}
{{MedalGold|1990|singles}}
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'''John Ottaway''' is an English international lawn bowler born on 2 June 1955.

== Bowls career ==
John began bowling in 1970 aged just 15 and played indoors and outdoors for Wymondham Dell club in Norfolk.<ref>{{cite book|last=Newby|first=Donald|title=Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88|year=1987|publisher=Telegraph Publications|isbn=0-86367-220-5}}</ref>

He represented [England at the 1990 Commonwealth Games](/source/England_at_the_1990_Commonwealth_Games) in the fours, at the [1990 Commonwealth Games](/source/1990_Commonwealth_Games) in [Auckland](/source/Auckland), New Zealand<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/auckland-1990/athletes|title=1990 Athletes|publisher=Team England}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/48354|title=Athletes and results|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation}}</ref> and the fours at the [1998 Commonwealth Games](/source/1998_Commonwealth_Games) in [Kuala Lumpur](/source/Kuala_Lumpur), Malaysia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/kuala-lumpur-1998/athletes|title=1998 Athletes|website=Team England}}</ref>

His greatest moment came when winning the gold medal at the [2002 Commonwealth Games](/source/2002_Commonwealth_Games) in the [Men's fours](/source/Bowls_at_the_2002_Commonwealth_Games) at the [2002 Commonwealth Games](/source/2002_Commonwealth_Games). John became Norfolk bowls president in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/bowls_round_up_legend_john_ottaway_becomes_president_of_the_norfolk_association_1_3576696|title=Legend Ottaway becomes president|publisher=Eastern Daily Press}}{{Dead link|date=February 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

He has won five [National Championship](/source/List_of_Bowls_England_Men's_National_Championships) titles in 1989,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004162/19890826/067/0004 |title=Ottaway is EBA champion |work=Ireland's Saturday Night  |date=26 August 1989 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=19 August 2024}}</ref> 1990,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005316/19900824/672/0068 |title=Champion John Strikes Again |work=Lancing Herald   |date=24 August 1990  |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=22 August 2024}}</ref> 1996,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004733/19960831/043/0043 |title=Bowls |work=South Wales Echo   |date=31 August 1996 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=19 August 2024}}</ref> 2000<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005195/20000907/600/0068 |title=Bowls |work=Worthing Herald  |date=7 September 2000 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=19 August 2024}}</ref> and 2001 and won the singles at the [British Isles Bowls Championships](/source/British_Isles_Bowls_Championships) in 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://britishislesbowls.com/history-of-the-bibc/previous-winners/|title=Previous Winners|date=30 July 2013 |publisher=British Isles Bowls Council}}</ref>

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Category:English male bowls players
Category:1955 births
Category:Living people
Category:People from Wymondham
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
Category:Bowls players at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
Category:Bowls players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
Category:Bowls players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Category:Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists in lawn bowls

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