Jarrad Breen
Welsh lawn bowler (born 1992)
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Jarrad Breen (born 6 October 1992) is a Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]
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| Nationality | British (Welsh) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 October 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Tonyrefail, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Harlequins BC (outdoors) Cynon Valley (indoors) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | 36 (August 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life and family
Breen was born on 6 October 1992[1] and attended Tonyrefail Comprehensive School.[2] His brother Jack Breen is also an international bowler.[3]
Bowls career
Breen became a National champion in 2017 when he won the fours title at the Welsh National Bowls Championships and the following year became a National champion for the second time, after winning the triples title.[4] He also won the 2017 IIBC Championships singles.[5] In 2021, Breen reached the final of the pairs and fours at the 2021 Welsh National Bowls Championships.[6]
In 2022, he competed in the men's pairs and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[7] Partnering Daniel Salmon he won the pairs gold medal.[8]
In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent Wales at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[9] He participated in the men's pairs and the men's fours events.[10][11] In the pairs with Daniel Salmon, they reached the quarter finals before losing to Malaysia.