Anwen Butten

Anwen Butten, whose full name is Margaret Anwen Butten, was born on 29 August 1972 and is a Welsh international bowls competitor who plays for Wales. She was born in Carmarthen and began playing bowls at the age of 13 after watching her mother play for the Welsh international team. Her medal record spans two decades: a pairs bronze with Joanna Weale at the 2002 Commonwealth Games, a second pairs bronze at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, a triples silver at the 2007 Atlantic Bowls Championships, a fours gold at the 2009 Atlantic event, and a triples silver at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch. She also won the fours gold at the 2019 Atlantic Bowls Championships and played the women's triples and fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.