Janet Ackland

Who is Janet Ackland?

Janet Ackland is a Welsh bowler. She began bowling in 1959 and won her first title at Llandrindod Wells in 1969. She has been a member of the Welsh International bowling team since 1973, winning 100 indoor and outdoor caps. She was also the captain of her country's team.

She has won two British Isles titles and four Welsh crowns and competed at four successive Commonwealth Games. Janet took a bronze medal at the 1977 World Championship, but the pinnacle of her long career came when she took the singles gold medal at the 1988 Games in Auckland. In the 1994 Commonwealth Games she won a bronze in the pairs with Ann Dainton.

She is a member of the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame.