| 词条 | Maldwyn Evans |
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| headercolor = | name = Mal Evans | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | fullname = | nickname = | nationality = {{WAL}} | citizenship = | residence = | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1937|11|8}} | birth_place = Gelli, Rhondda | death_date = {{Death date and age |df=yes|2009|12|30|1937|11|8}} | death_place = Ton Pentre, Rhondda | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = | yearsactive = | website = | country = | sport = | event = | league = | league_type = | employer = | agent = | height = | weight = | universityteam = | club = | turnedpro = | partner = | formerpartner = | coach = | coaching = | retired = | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | highestranking = | pb = | medaltemplates ={{MedalCountry|{{WAL}}}}{{MedalSport|}}{{MedalCompetition | World Outdoor Championships }}{{MedalGold | 1972 Worthing | Men's singles }} }}Maldwyn Lewis Evans (8 November 1937 – 30 December 2009), often known as "Mal" Evans, was a Welsh bowls champion, who won the World Championship in 1972.[1] He is the only Welshman ever to have held the men's singles title.[2] [3] Personal lifeEvans was born in Gelli, Rhondda. His father won the Welsh Pairs Championship in 1952 with his brother (Maldwyn's uncle) John Morgan Evans (1917-1985), a world-class player. Maldwyn Evans was educated at Pentre Secondary School and later obtained a degree in history from University College of North Wales Bangor. He worked as a teacher in Swansea, Porth, Tonypandy[4] and Ferndale. Bowls careerEvans played bowls for Wales from 1967 until 1985, and he was a member of the Gelli Park club.[5] Two years after his World Championship win he represented Wales at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in the singles.[6] [7] He won the Gibson-Watt Welsh Open Singles at Llandrindod Wells three times (1964, 1966 and 1967), and the Welsh Pairs Championship twice (1966 and 1967) with his brother Gwyn Evans (the 1978 Commonwealth Games fours bronze medal winner). DeathHe died in his home at Ton Pentre, Rhondda, aged 72, and was cremated at Pontypridd. References1. ^Dictionary of Welsh Biography {{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Maldwyn}}2. ^Wales Online: "Bowls: World champ Maldwyn Evans dies", 7 January 2010. Accessed 19 December 2012 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://bowlstawa.nz/titles/players/titles/2279|title=Profile|publisher=Bowls Tawa}} 4. ^Wales Online: "People and places that helped shape the Tonypandy we know today", 11 Jan 2007. Accessed 19 December 2012 {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014145118/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/south-wales-news/rhondda/2007/01/11/people-and-places-that-helped-shape-the-tonypandy-we-know-today-91466-18459885/ |date=14 October 2012 }} 5. ^Ystradfechan Bowls Club: A potted history of Rhondda bowls & Rhondda bowling greens both past & present {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130709184702/http://www.ystradfechan.co.uk/rhonddahistory.html |date=2013-07-09 }} 6. ^{{cite book|last=Newby|first=Donald|title=Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88|year=1987|publisher=Telegraph Publications|isbn=0-86367-220-5}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/48546|title=Athletes and Results|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation}} 7 : 1937 births|2009 deaths|People from Rhondda|Commonwealth Games competitors for Wales|Bowls players at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games|Welsh male bowls players|Bowls World Champions |
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