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Norfolk Island lawn bowler

Hadyn Evans
Personal information
NationalityNorfolk Islander
Born (1962-10-15) 15 October 1962 (age 62)
Hamilton, New Zealand
Sport
SportLawn bowls
Medal record
Representing  Norfolk Island
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast Men's triples

Hadyn Paul "Teddy" Evans (born 15 October 1962) is a Norfolk Island businessman, actor and local government politician. He is also an international lawn bowler.

Biography

Evans was born in Hamilton, New Zealand, as an "eighth-generation descendant of the Bounty mutineers". He was educated at the Norfolk Island Central School. Evans runs a boutique piggery and market garden in Anson Bay. He took up acting relatively late in life and has appeared in a number of theatre productions both on the island and in mainland Australia. In March 2013, Evans was elected to the Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly as an independent candidate. He remained a member until the assembly's abolition in June 2015.

Lawn bowls

Evans is a lawn bowls player, and was selected as part of the Norfolk Island team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland. He won a bronze medal in the Triples with Phillip Jones and Ryan Dixon. He was also given the honour of being the Norfolk Island flag bearer at the opening ceremony.

In 2020, he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, he competed in the men's triples and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent the Norfolk Islands at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. He participated in the men's triples and the men's fours events.

References

  1. "Hadyn Evans profile". GC 2018.
  2. Ben Bloom (8 April 2018). "Norfolk Island - a tiny island of 1,700 people - celebrates first medal in 24 years with lawn bowls bronze". The Telegraph.
  3. Up close and personal with Auwas Sullan, Norfolk Island News. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  4. "Norfolk Island name lawn bowler as Gold Coast 2018 flagbearer". Inside the Games.
  5. "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES". Bowls Australia. 12 February 2020.
  6. "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  7. "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  8. "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  9. "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
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