Sian Honnor

British bowls player

Sian Honnor
Personal information
Birth nameSian Gordon
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1988-01-14) 14 January 1988 (age 36)
Canterbury, England
Medal record
Women's lawn bowls
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi women's triples
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow women's triples
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast women's triples
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham women's triples
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Paphos fours
Gold medal – first place 2019 Cardiff triples

Sian Honnor (née Gordon, born 14 January 1988, in Canterbury) is an English international lawn bowler from Whitstable.[1]

Bowls career

Outdoors

She first represented England on the world stage when she competed in the Youth Commonwealth Games in Bendigo in 2004, winning a bronze medal in the mixed pairs with Jamie Chestney.

She represented England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games where she won, with Jamie-Lea Winch and Sandy Hazell, a bronze medal in the woman's triples competition.[2][3]

At the 2011 Atlantic Bowls Championships, Gordon won Gold in the Ladies Fours and Ladies Team Events. She won Gold in the Ladies Fours with Julie Saunders, Ellen Falkner and Amy Gowshall.[4] Gordon competed in the 2014 Commonwealth Games and won Gold in the Ladies Triples event with Sophie Tolchard and Ellen Falkner. in 2014 she was a National triples champion.

She was selected as part of the English team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland[5] where she won a bronze medal in the Triples with Katherine Rednall and Ellen Falkner.[6]

In 2019 she won the triples gold medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[7] and in 2020 she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[8]

In 2022, she competed in the women's triples and the Women's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[9]

She won the gold medal in the triples with Jamie Lea Winch and Natalie Chestney.[10]

Indoors

She has won numerous national titles including the English Indoor Bowling Association Women's Singles, National Under 25 singles twice, National Fours twice and National Triples.

Personal life

She works in PR in the higher education sector. She is a former editor for 'Bowls International' magazine and commentates for the BBC during the World Indoor Bowls Championships.[11]

References

  1. ^ THE ENGLAND TEAM | Sporting Life | Commonwealth Games, Delhi 2010, Medal Table Archived 25 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Bowler Sian Gordon earns a bronze medal at Commonwealth Games", Kent and Sussex Courier, 15 October 2010
  3. ^ Toney, James (12 October 2010). "Triples bronze for young Y star winch; Commonwealth Games". Coventry Evening Telegraph. England. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Our Sian wins gold at the Atlantic Rim Championships". Henley Standard. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  5. ^ "2018 Commonwealth Games team". Team England.
  6. ^ "2018 Commonwealth Games profile". 2018 Commonwealth Games.
  7. ^ "2019 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  8. ^ "SELECTION: 2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Bowls England.
  9. ^ "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  10. ^ "England beat Malaysia to win women's triple lawn bowls gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  11. ^ "World Indoor Bowls Championships". BBC.

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