John Ottaway is an English international lawn bowler born on 2 June 1955.

John began bowling in 1970 aged just 15 and played indoors and outdoors for Wymondham Dell club in Norfolk.

[1] He represented England at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in the fours, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand[2][3] and the fours at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

[4] His greatest moment came when winning the gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in the Men's fours at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.

[5] He has won five National Championship titles in 1989,[6] 1990,[7] 1996,[8] 2000[9] and 2001 and won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1990.