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'''Jean Baker''' (born 1958, in [[Huthwaite]]) is a former English international [[bowls|lawn and indoor bowler]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m2006.thecgf.com/Participants/Participants?ID=103770|title=Jean Baker profile|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation}}</ref>
'''Jean Baker''' (born 1958, in [[Huthwaite]]) is a former English international [[bowls|lawn and indoor bowler]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m2006.thecgf.com/Participants/Participants?ID=103770|title=Jean Baker profile|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=14 December 2016|archive-date=20 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220162748/http://m2006.thecgf.com/Participants/Participants?ID=103770|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Bowls career==
==Bowls career==
===World Championships===
===World Championships===
Baker won bronze medals at the [[1992 World Outdoor Bowls Championship]], [[1996 World Outdoor Bowls Championship]] and [[2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship]]. In 2004, she won the [[gold medal]] in the [[2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship|fours]] with [[Jayne Christie]], [[Amy Monkhouse]] and [[Ellen Falkner]] at the [[2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=oxfshlib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=IF502885718&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0|title=David Rhys Jones. "Johnston confirms status with third title." Times [London, England] 18 Sept. 2004|work=The Times Digital Archive}}</ref>
Baker won bronze medals at the [[1992 World Outdoor Bowls Championship]], [[1996 World Outdoor Bowls Championship]] and [[2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship]]. In 2004, she won the [[gold medal]] in the [[2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship|fours]] with [[Jayne Christie]], [[Amy Monkhouse]] and [[Ellen Falkner]] at the [[2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=oxfshlib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=IF502885718&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0|title=David Rhys Jones. "Johnston confirms status with third title." Times [London, England] 18 Sept. 2004|work=[[The Times]]}}</ref>


===Commonwealth Games===
===Commonwealth Games===
Baker represented [[England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games|England]] in the fours event, at the [[1994 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/victoria-1994/athletes|title=1994 Athletes|website=Team England}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3043/19/all|title=England team in 1994|website=Commonwealth Games Federation}}</ref> She won bronze medals at the [[1998 Commonwealth Games]] and [[2006 Commonwealth Games]], in addition to competing in the 2002 Commonwealth Games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/49087|title=Athletes and results|website=Commonwealth Games Federation}}</ref>
Baker represented [[England at the 1994 Commonwealth Games|England]] in the fours event, at the [[1994 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/victoria-1994/athletes|title=1994 Athletes|website=Team England}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3043/19/all|title=England team in 1994|website=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=15 October 2019|archive-date=7 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507165937/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3043/19/all|url-status=dead}}</ref> She won bronze medals at the [[1998 Commonwealth Games]] and [[2006 Commonwealth Games]], in addition to competing in the 2002 Commonwealth Games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/49087|title=Athletes and results|website=Commonwealth Games Federation}}</ref>

===Other===
In 2007 she won the triples gold medal at the [[Atlantic Bowls Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldbowlsltd.co.uk/results-old.php|title=2007 Atlantic Championships|publisher=World Bowls Ltd|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125035718/http://www.worldbowlsltd.co.uk/results-old.php|access-date=17 May 2021|archive-date=2010-11-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/IF0503552743/GDCS?u=oxfshlib&sid=GDCS&xid=8d4aa913|title=Bowls |date=18 July 2007 |newspaper=The Times |access-date=20 May 2021|page=61 |via=The Times Digital Archive|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

Baker has won five English national titles at the [[English National Bowls Championships]]; the 1989 singles, 1997 fours, 2006 triples & fours and the 2009 pairs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bowlsengland.com/about-us/past-records|title=Past Records|publisher=Bowls England}}</ref> She subsequently won the 2007 triples and fours at the [[British Isles Bowls Championships]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://britishislesbowls.com/history-of-the-bibc/previous-winners/|title=Previous Winners|publisher=British Isles Bowls Council}}</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
* {{CGF profile|49087}} (1994–2006)
* {{2006 Commonwealth Games profile}}


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Latest revision as of 06:34, 31 December 2024

Jean Baker
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1958-03-31) 31 March 1958 (age 66)
Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire
Medal record
Representing  England
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Worthing Women's fours
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Adelaide Women's fours
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Johannesburg Women's pairs
Gold medal – first place 2004 Leamington Spa Women's fours
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Women's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Melbourne Women's triples
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Ayr triples
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 triples
Gold medal – first place 2007 fours

Jean Baker (born 1958, in Huthwaite) is a former English international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]

Bowls career

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World Championships

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Baker won bronze medals at the 1992 World Outdoor Bowls Championship, 1996 World Outdoor Bowls Championship and 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. In 2004, she won the gold medal in the fours with Jayne Christie, Amy Monkhouse and Ellen Falkner at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[2]

Commonwealth Games

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Baker represented England in the fours event, at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[3][4] She won bronze medals at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and 2006 Commonwealth Games, in addition to competing in the 2002 Commonwealth Games.[5]

Other

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In 2007 she won the triples gold medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[6][7]

Baker has won five English national titles at the English National Bowls Championships; the 1989 singles, 1997 fours, 2006 triples & fours and the 2009 pairs.[8] She subsequently won the 2007 triples and fours at the British Isles Bowls Championships.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Jean Baker profile". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  2. ^ "David Rhys Jones. "Johnston confirms status with third title." Times [London, England] 18 Sept. 2004". The Times.
  3. ^ "1994 Athletes". Team England.
  4. ^ "England team in 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ^ "2007 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Bowls". The Times. 18 July 2007. p. 61. Retrieved 20 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  8. ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
  9. ^ "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council.
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