Daniel Salmon (born 21 July 1994) is a Welsh international lawn and Indoor bowler. He reached a career high ranking of world number 8 in August 2024.

Bowls career

He made his first indoor international appearance aged just 15 in 2010 becoming the youngest person to represent Wales indoors. In 2017 he reached the final of the open pairs during the

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with his playing partner

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and won the 2017 World Youth Championships at

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’s Gold Coast. He was selected as part of the Welsh team for the

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on the Gold Coast in

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where he claimed a

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in the Pairs with

Marc Wyatt Marc Wyatt (born 15 September 1977) is a Welsh international lawn bowler. Bowls career In 2011, he won three gold medals at the European Bowls Championships in Portugal. He competed for Wales in the men's triples at the 2014 Commonwealth Ga ...

. In 2019, he won the singles bronze medal at the

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and in 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the

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. In 2021, he won the men's triples title at the 2021

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. In 2022, he competed in the men's singles and the men's pairs at the

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. Salmon won his second consecutive Commonwealth pairs gold medal, but this time partnering Jarrad Breen. Shortly after the Games he went on to claim two national titles by winning both the singles and fours at the Welsh National Championships, bowling for Penylan. In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent Wales at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. He participated in the men's singles and the men's pairs events. In the pairs with Jarrad Breen, they reached the quarter finals before losing to Malaysia. Shortly after the World Championships and still on the Gold Coast, Salmon won the

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title to become the first Welsh men's winner of the event. He defeated Scot Darren Gualtieri in the final, 8–0, 3–2.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Salmon, Daniel Living people 1994 births Welsh male bowls players Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Wales Bowls players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games 21st-century Welsh sportsmen Commonwealth Games gold medallists in lawn bowls