About John Ottaway
Lived 1955 – 1994 (aged 38–39). John Ottaway was a British bowls player.
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.
He represented England at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in the fours, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand and the fours at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
His greatest moment came when winning the gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in the Men's fours at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. John became Norfolk bowls president in 2014.
He has won five National Championship titles in 1989, 1990, 1996, 2000 and 2001 and won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1990.
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Who was John Ottaway?
English lawn bowler
When was John Ottaway born?
John Ottaway was born on 2 June 1955.
When did John Ottaway die?
John Ottaway died in 1994.
What was John Ottaway's occupation?
John Ottaway was a bowls player.
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John Ottaway was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). John Ottaway. https://biography.guide/john-ottaway/
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