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| Birth name | Catherine Ivy Anton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British (English) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1965-05-05) 5 May 1965 (age 59) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Parkway BC Peterborough & District BC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Catherine Ivy Popple née Anton (born 5 May 1965) is a former English international lawn bowler.[2] Popple was an England international for 26 years, representing her country from 1987 to 2012.[3]
Anton represented England in the fours event, at the 1994 Commonwealth GamesinVictoria, British Columbia, Canada.[4][5][6]
In 1998 she represented England at the 1998 Commonwealth GamesinKuala Lumpur and won a bronze medal in the fours event with Norma Shaw, Mandy Jacklin and Shirley Page.[7][8]
In 1999 she won the fours silver medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[9][10]
Anton is also an eleven times national champion representing Huntingdonshire, one singles, one pairs, one triples, four fours and four junior.[11]
In 2024, Popple was appointed as a national selector for Bowls England.[3]
She married fellow bowler Stuart Popple.[12]
