Robert Weale
Encyclopedia
Robert Weale (born in Hereford on 3 April 1963) is a Welsh
Bowls
player.
Weale is originally from Presteigne
and was educated at John Beddoes School
, but now lives in Hereford
, Herefordshire
.
in 1984.
medals from seven successive games, a record for a Lawn Bowls player.
2010 Commonwealth Games
in Delhi
: Gold Medal
in the men's singles. Rob defeated Australian, Leif Selby after a tie break set, set 1: 8-3, set 2: 6-10, tie break set: 4-1 (on 13 October 2010). Rob carried the Welsh flag during the closing ceremony.
2006 Commonwealth Games
in Melbourne
: Silver Medal
in the men's singles.
2002 Commonwealth Games
in :Manchester: Bronze Medal
in the men's singles.
1998 Commonwealth Games
in Kuala Lumpur
: Silver Medal
in the men's pairs; with William Thomas. Rob was given the honour of carrying the Welsh flag & led the Welsh team out at the opening ceremony.
1994 Commonwealth Games
in Victoria
: Silver Medal
in the men's pairs; with John Price.
1990 Commonwealth Games
in Auckland
: No medals won.
1986 Commonwealth Games
in Edinburgh
: Gold Medal
in the men's fours; with Jim Morgan, Hafod Thomas, and William Thomas.
Weale has the nicknames Bobby, Silent Assassin, & 'X' Man.
club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
He is a keen marathon runner.
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
Bowls
Bowls
Bowls is a sport in which the objective is to roll slightly asymmetric balls so that they stop close to a smaller "jack" or "kitty". It is played on a pitch which may be flat or convex or uneven...
player.
Weale is originally from Presteigne
Presteigne
Presteigne is a town and community in Powys, Wales. It was the county town of the historic county of Radnorshire, and is in the Diocese of Hereford...
and was educated at John Beddoes School
John Beddoes School
John Beddoes School is a secondary or comprehensive school for boys and girls. The school is based on one site in the town of Presteigne. It has a complement of approximately 425 pupils aged 11 – 18 years. It has a largely rural catchment area in east Radnorshire including the towns and villages of...
, but now lives in Hereford
Hereford
Hereford is a cathedral city, civil parish and county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, southwest of Worcester, and northwest of Gloucester...
, Herefordshire
Herefordshire
Herefordshire is a historic and ceremonial county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire" NUTS 2 region. It also forms a unitary district known as the...
.
Bowls career
Weale made his international debut in 1982. He was the youngest competitor in the world outdoor championships in AberdeenAberdeen
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in 1984.
Welsh Titles
Weale won the Welsh indoor singles title in February 2005. By August, he added the Welsh outdoor singles title, created a record by becoming the only man to hold both titles simultaneously. He also skipped the Weale family quartet to the Welsh outdoor fours title, on five occasions.World Titles
Weale's career-best performance came in January 2000, when he won the world indoor singles title at Potters. This event also made the news because a waitress at the venue named Tracy Seargent ran naked along the length of the bowling green during an earlier televised match between David Gourlay & Les Saunders. Just a few months later, Weale won the fours world outdoor title, in April 2000. In the opening event of the current WBT season, Robert reached the final of the International Open for the first time.Commonwealth Games
Weale boasts an impressive collection of six Commonwealth GamesCommonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
medals from seven successive games, a record for a Lawn Bowls player.
2010 Commonwealth Games
2010 Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games, were held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 2010. A total of 6,081 athletes from 71 Commonwealth nations and dependencies competed in 21 sports and 272 events, making it the largest Commonwealth Games till date...
in Delhi
Delhi
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: Gold Medal
Gold Medal
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in the men's singles. Rob defeated Australian, Leif Selby after a tie break set, set 1: 8-3, set 2: 6-10, tie break set: 4-1 (on 13 October 2010). Rob carried the Welsh flag during the closing ceremony.
2006 Commonwealth Games
2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
in Melbourne
Melbourne
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: Silver Medal
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
in the men's singles.
2002 Commonwealth Games
2002 Commonwealth Games
The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in the UK, eclipsing London's 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes participating.After the 1996 Manchester...
in :Manchester: Bronze Medal
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
in the men's singles.
1998 Commonwealth Games
1998 Commonwealth Games
The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 September to 21 September 1998 making it the first Asian country to act as host and the last Commonwealth Games for the 20th century. A record 70 nations supplied 3638 athletes...
in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
: Silver Medal
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
in the men's pairs; with William Thomas. Rob was given the honour of carrying the Welsh flag & led the Welsh team out at the opening ceremony.
1994 Commonwealth Games
1994 Commonwealth Games
The 1994 Commonwealth Games were held in Victoria, in the province of British Columbia in Canada, from 18 August to 28 August 1994.The XV Commonwealth Games marked South Africa's return to the Commonwealth Games following the apartheid era, and over 30 years since the country last competed in the...
in Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia
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: Silver Medal
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....
in the men's pairs; with John Price.
1990 Commonwealth Games
1990 Commonwealth Games
The 1990 Commonwealth Games were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January-3 February 1990. It was the 14th Commonwealth Games, and part of New Zealand's 1990 sesquicentennial celebrations. Participants competed in ten sports: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, judo,...
in Auckland
Auckland
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: No medals won.
1986 Commonwealth Games
1986 Commonwealth Games
The 1986 Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland for the second time. The Games were held from 24 July-2 August 1986.-Organisation and Controversy:...
in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
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: Gold Medal
Gold Medal
Gold Medal is the sixth studio album by the American hard rock band The Donnas, released in 2004 on Atlantic Records. It was one of the first albums released in the DualDisc format, but was recalled due to a mastering error which resulted in the final track being partially omitted from the CD...
in the men's fours; with Jim Morgan, Hafod Thomas, and William Thomas.
Skittles
He is a key member of a high-flying (nine-pin) skittles team called the Tattibogoes, who play in the Hereford & District skittle league. His debut was on 30 September 1998 at the Gamecock, when he scored 35 to help his team to a 360-325 victory in a cup competition. He has gone on to be their highest averaging player on three occasions; seasons 1999/2000, 2000/01, & 2004/05.Weale has the nicknames Bobby, Silent Assassin, & 'X' Man.
Interests
Weale is a supporter of the footballFootball (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
He is a keen marathon runner.