Val Howell

Val Howell, who died on 25 January 2021, was a Welsh international lawn bowler. In 1993 Howell won the triples gold medal and the fours silver medal at the inaugural Atlantic Bowls Championships. Howell represented the Welsh team at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada, where Howell competed in the fours event with Mary Davies, Linda Evans and Betty Morgan. In 1986 Howell became a Welsh champion by winning the triples at the Welsh National Bowls Championships, and Howell later became the Welsh team manager, moving from competing to running the national team after a career that took in a national title, an international championship and the Commonwealth Games.