{{Short description|Welsh bowls player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Use British English|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = | name = Ross Owen | image = | image_size = <!--Only for images narrower than 220 pixels.--> | caption = | nationality = British (Welsh) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|1|6}} | birth_place = Mountain Ash, Wales | death_date = | death_place = | club = Harlequins (outdoors)<br />Cynon Valley (indoors) | highestranking = '''3''' (February 2026) | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country|{{WAL}}}} {{Medal|Competition|Commonwealth Games}} {{Medal|Bronze|2022 Birmingham|triples}} {{Medal|Competition|Bowls World Cup}} {{MedalGold|2025 Kuala Lumpur|men's pairs}} {{Medal|Competition|World Bowls Indoor Championships}} {{Medal|Silver|2025 Aberdeen|mixed pairs}} {{Medal|Bronze|2025 Aberdeen|singles}} {{Medal|Competition|Atlantic Bowls Championships}} {{Medal|Bronze|2015 Paphos|fours}} {{Medal|Bronze|2019 Cardiff|fours}} {{Medal|Competition|British Isles Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2018|fours}} {{Medal|Gold|2019|triples}} {{Medal|Gold|2024|singles}} }}
'''Ross Owen''' (born 6 January 1994) is a Welsh lawn and indoor bowler.
He is a Welsh international<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.welshbowlingassociation.co.uk/welshteam.php |title=Welsh International Team 2017 |publisher=Welsh Bowling Association}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.welshindoorbowls.com/teams/national-teamstrials |title=International Team 2018 |publisher=Welsh Indoor Bowls}}</ref> and reached a career high ranking of world number 3 in February 2026.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://worldbowlsseries.com/male-rankings/ |title=Male rankings |publisher=World Bowls Series |access-date=9 March 2025}}</ref>
== Bowls career == Owen won the Welsh National Bowls Championships fours in 2017 and the following year the triples, both National titles were won when bowling for Harlequins BC.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bowlsinternational.keypublishing.com/index.php/2018/08/19/kevin-james-is-welsh-mens-singles-champion/ |title=Kevin James Is Welsh Men’s Singles Champion |publisher=Bowls International}}</ref> He was the National Indoor Pairs Champion in 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.taylorbowls.com/team-taylor/ross-owen |title=Ross Owen |publisher=Taylor Bowls}}</ref> In 2015 he won the fours bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldbowls.com/event/2015-atlantic-championship/ |title=2015 Atlantic Championships |publisher=World Bowls |access-date=15 May 2021}}</ref>
Owen bowls for Harlequins (outdoors) and Cynon Valley (indoors)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rtbbowlsclub.co.uk/honours.html |title=Honours Board |publisher=RTB Ebbw Vale B.C.}}</ref> and was selected for the Welsh team for the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Avonhead, Christchurch, New Zealand<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/14922518.Ebbw_Vale_pair_heading_to_New_Zealand_for_World_Championships/?ref=arc |title=Ebbw Vale pair heading to New Zealand for World Championships |publisher=South Wales Argus}}</ref> and the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia.
In 2019, he won the fours bronze 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> and in 2020, he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.welshbowls.co.uk/about/latest-news |title=Latest News |publisher=Welsh Bowls}}</ref> In 2021, Owen reached the final of the pairs and fours at the 2021 Welsh National Bowls Championships.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.welshbowls.co.uk/competitions/men-competitions/national-championships-2021 |title=2021 National Finals |publisher=Welsh Bowls |access-date=18 September 2021}}</ref>
In 2022, he competed in the men's triples, where he won a bronze medal and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/athlete-details/59801 |title=Official Games profile |publisher=2022 Commonwealth Games |access-date=2 August 2022}}</ref>
In 2023, he 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> He participated in the men's triples and the men'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}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://world2023.bowls.com.au/event-info/schedule/ |title=SCHEDULE & DRAWS |publisher=Bowls Australia |access-date=2 September 2023}}</ref> Also in 2023, he won his third national title but first singles at the Welsh nationals.
In 2024, he won the singles title at the British Isles Bowls Championships.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bowlsengland.com/british-bowls-championships-2024-report/ |title=British Bowls Championships report |date=30 June 2023 |publisher=Bowls England |access-date=29 June 2024}}</ref> In 2024, Owen also won the 2024 Welsh National Indoor singles & triples, which qualified him to represent Wales at the 2025 World Bowls Indoor Championships.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.welshindoorbowls.com/gallery/2024-national-finals-winners |title=2024 National Finals Winners |publisher=Welsh Indoor Bowls |access-date=26 April 2025}}</ref> Subsequently in 2025, Owen paired with Lauren Gowen won the silver medal in the mixed pairs event at the 2025 World Bowls Indoor Championships in Aberdeen.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bowls.com.au/2025-world-bowls-indoor-championships-final-day-recap/ |title=2025 World Bowls Indoor Championships: Final day recap |publisher=Bowls Australia |access-date=26 April 2025}}</ref> Owen won the gold medal after reaching the final of the 2025 Bowls World Cup, where he partnered Daniel Davies Jr. in the pairs event, beating Paul Foster and Jason Banks in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.mc.worldbowls.com/event/7b843c41-b3fa-49ad-a33e-c5dd20b50c07 |title=2025 World Cup|publisher=World Bowls |access-date=9 November 2025}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://worldbowlsseries.com/rankings/ross-owen/ Ross Owen] at World Bowls Series * {{Team Wales|ross-owen|archive=20240919233700}} * {{2018 Commonwealth Games profile|lawn-bowls/athlete-profile-n6028396-ross-owen}} * {{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|59801}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Owen, Ross}} Category:1994 births Category:Living people Category:Welsh male bowls players Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Wales Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in lawn bowls Category:Bowls players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Category:Bowls players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Category:Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Category:21st-century Welsh sportsmen