Edna Bessell

Edna Bessell

Personal information
Nationality	British (English)
Born	Q3, 1946 (age 79–80) Gloucestershire
Sport
Club	Yeovil BC
Medal record Representing England World Outdoor Championships Bronze medal – third place 1992 Ayr Triples Bronze medal – third place 1992 Ayr Fours Atlantic Bowls Championships Silver medal – second place 1993 Florida triples Bronze medal – third place 1993 Florida fours Gold medal – first place 2005 Bangor fours Bronze medal – third place 2005 Bangor pairs Silver medal – second place 2009 Johannesburg pairs

Edna Ida May Bessell MBE (née Tovey), born 1946, is a former international lawn bowler from England.

Bowls career

She won a bronze medal in the Triples with Barbara Till, Norma Shaw and Babs Barlow at the 1992 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. Barlow was the English president had stepped in to replace the injured Norma Shaw. She also won a second bronze in the fours with Jean Baker, Till and Mary Price.

In 1993 she won the triples silver medal and fours bronze medal at the inaugural Atlantic Bowls Championships.

In 2005 she won the fours gold medal and pairs bronze medal at the Atlantic Championships and in 2009 she won the pairs silver medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.

Bessell also won four national singles titles representing Somerset. She later became team manager for England's women and was appointed MBE.