Sian Honnor (née Gordon, born 14 January 1988, in

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) is an English international

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from

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Bowls career

Outdoors

She first represented England on the world stage when she competed in the Youth Commonwealth Games in Bendigo in 2004, winning a bronze medal in the mixed pairs with Jamie Chestney. She represented England at the

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where she won, with Jamie-Lea Winch and Sandy Hazell, a bronze medal in the woman's triples competition."Bowler Sian Gordon earns a bronze medal at Commonwealth Games"
''Kent and Sussex Courier'', 15 October 2010 At the 2011

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, Gordon won Gold in the Ladies Fours and Ladies Team Events. She won Gold in the Ladies Fours with Julie Saunders, Ellen Falkner and

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. Gordon competed in the

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and won Gold in the Ladies Triples event with Sophie Tolchard and Ellen Falkner. in 2014 she was a National triples champion. She was selected as part of the English team for the

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on the Gold Coast in

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where she won a

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in the

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with Katherine Rednall and Ellen Falkner. In 2019 she won the triples gold medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships and in 2020 she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia. In 2022, she competed in the women's triples and the Women's fours at the

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. She won the gold medal in the triples with Jamie Lea Winch and Natalie Chestney.

Indoors

She has won numerous national titles including the English Indoor Bowling Association Women's Singles, National Under 25 singles twice, National Fours twice and National Triples.

Personal life

She works in PR in the higher education sector. She is a former editor for 'Bowls International' magazine and commentates for the

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during the

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Honnor, Sian 1988 births Living people English female bowls players British sports broadcasters Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Bowls players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Canterbury People from Whitstable 21st-century English sportswomen Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in lawn bowls Commonwealth Games gold medallists in lawn bowls