Julie Thomas

Julie Thomas, born on 9 July 1967, is a Welsh lawn bowler who was a head teacher at a primary school until she lost her sight. She took up the sport in 2014 and two months later won her first Welsh title, and in 2015 she won her first British Isles title with a gold medal in the B2 category; she was the first Welsh para athlete to hold an indoor and an outdoor title at the same time and has won four gold medals since. At the Commonwealth Games she won a bronze medal in the mixed para-sport pairs in 2018 with Gilbert Miles, a silver in the mixed pairs B2-3 in 2022 with Gordon Llewellyn, and a bronze in the same event in 2026 with Steffan James.