Rosemary Lenton

Lenton was born in Huddersfield, Yorkshire^[1] on 21 August 1949.^[2] She has previously competed in sailing and cycling.^[3] Complications after routine surgery in 2002 led to her using a wheelchair. She took up bowls in 2005.^[1]

She competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games where she won a gold medal in the Women's pairs B6–8 event alongside Pauline Wilson^[4] and became Scotland's oldest Commonwealth Games medallist.^[5] She has also competed at the World Bowls Championships 3 times, winning a silver medal in New Zealand in 2015.^[6]

As well as lawn bowls Lenton has also competed nine times at the World Wheelchair Curling Championships.^[1]

• Rosemary Lenton at World Curling
• Rosemary Lenton at Team Scotland
• Rosemary Lenton at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games