Janet Ackland (1938–2019) was a Welsh international lawn and indoor bowler.

[4] Eleven years later the pinnacle of her long career came when she took the singles gold medal at the 1988 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Auckland.

Ackland competed at four successive Commonwealth Games and in the 1994 Commonwealth Games she won a bronze in the pairs with Ann Dainton.

She has been a member of the Welsh International bowling team since 1973, winning 100 indoor and outdoor caps.

[6] Ackland is a member of the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame.