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2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship
The 2000 Men's World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at Marks Park Bowling Club, in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 1 to 15 April 2000. The 2000 Women's World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at Moama Bowling Club in Moama, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ... from 8 to 25 March 2000. Medallists Results W.M.Leonard Trophy + Scotland won bronze on shots 370.20 to 248.40 Taylor Trophy References {{World Outdoor Bowls Championships World Outdoor Bowls Championship 2000 in South African sport World Outdoor Bowls Championship Bowls in South Africa Sport in Johannesburg April 2000 sports events in Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demographia, the Johannesburg–Pretoria urban area (combined because of strong transport links that make commuting feasible) is the 26th-largest in the world in terms of population, with 14,167,000 inhabitants. It is the provincial capital and largest city of Gauteng, which is the wealthiest province in South Africa. Johannesburg is the seat of the Constitutional Court, the highest court in South Africa. Most of the major South African companies and banks have their head offices in Johannesburg. The city is located in the mineral-rich Witwatersrand range of hills and is the centre of large-scale gold and diamond trade. The city was established in 1886 following the discovery of gold on what had been a farm. Due to the extremely large gold de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Jacobsen
Mark Jacobsen (born 1968) is an Australian international lawn and indoor bowler. Bowls career In the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship he won a bronze medal in the pairs with Brett Duprez. He also won a gold medal in the pairs with Brett Duprez at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. He won five medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships The Asia Pacific Bowls Championships formerly the Pacific Rim Championships was a bowls, lawn bowling competition held between national bowls organisations in the Asia Pacific region. The event was inaugurated in 1985, and it was initially held ..., of which four have been gold medals. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Jacobsen, Mark 1968 births Australian male bowls players Living people Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Bowls players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games 20th-century Australian people Sportsmen from Victoria (state) Sportspeople from Melbourne Meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary McCloy
Gary Samuel McCloy (born 28 May 1969) is an Irish international lawn and indoor bowler. Bowls career He won a bronze medal in the fours at the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg. He was also part of the fours team that secured the gold medal for Northern Ireland at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the other members were Ian McClure, Martin McHugh and Neil Booth. In 2007 he won the pairs silver medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships. He also won the 1994 and 2019 Irish National Bowls Championships The Irish National Bowls Championships combines Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Traditionally the game was played mainly in Northern Ireland but the Kenilworth Bowling Club of Dublin joined the Irish Bowls Association in 1906 which pr ... singles title. In 2022, he won his fifth national title when winning the triples at the Irish National Bowls Championships. Personal life He is married to fellow Irish international bowl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian McClure (bowls)
Ian McClure (born 23 August 1973) is an indoor and lawn bowler. Profile Ian McClure is from Coleraine and began playing bowls in 1988 after being introduced to the sport by his father and the ex-international Willie Murray. Career Commonwealth Games McClure was part of the fours team that secured the gold medal for Northern Ireland at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the other members were Gary McCloy, Martin McHugh (bowls), Martin McHugh and Neil Booth. Previously he had won a fours bronze in the 1994 Commonwealth Games. McClure was selected as part of the Northern Ireland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Northern Ireland team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast in Queensland. In 2022, he competed in the Lawn bowls at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's triples, men's triples and the Lawn bowls at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's fours, men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. In the fours the team of McClure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin McHugh (bowls)
Hugh Martin McHugh (born 1973) is a Northern Irish international lawn bowler. Bowls career World Championships McHugh has competed in four World Bowls Championships in 2000, 2008, 2012 and 2016. He won a triples bronze medal in the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship and in 2016, was part of the combined Irish fours team with Simon Martin, Neil Mulholland and Ian McClure that won a bronze medal in Christchurch. In 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia. Commonwealth Games McHugh has also competed in seven Commonwealth Games in 1998 and 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022. He won a fours gold medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games. McHugh was selected for his sixth Games as part of the Northern Ireland team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland. In 2022, he competed in the men's pairs and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. In the fours the team of Sam Barkley, Adam McKeown, Ian McClure and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Wood (bowler)
William Walker Wood MBE (born 26 April 1938 in Haddington, East Lothian) is a former Scottish professional bowls player, who has mainly competed in the outdoor or lawn form of the game. He is regarded as one of the leading bowlers of his generation and his list of achievements include appearing at eight Commonwealth Games and winning two gold medals and eight World Bowls Championship gold medals. Early life Wood took up bowls at the age of 12, perhaps unsurprisingly as his father, grandfather and mother all played the sport. With little else to occupy his time, Wood says he elected to bowl in his home village of Gifford, rather than brave the bus journey to the swimming baths at nearby North Berwick. Wood undertook his national service with the British Army, joining aged 18, serving in Germany with the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. He later ran his own garage before concentrating on bowls. Bowls career World Championships Wood has won sixteen medals at the World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim McIntyre (bowls)
James McIntyre is a Scottish international lawn and indoor bowler. McIntyre made his Scottish debut in 1994. He won double bronze in the triples and fours at the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg before winning a gold medal in the triples at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Ayr with Willie Wood William Vernell Wood Sr. (December 23, 1936February 3, 2020) was an American professional football player and coach. He played as a safety with the Green Bay Packers in the National Football League (NFL). Wood was an eight-time Pro Bowler an ... and David Peacock. References Living people Scottish male bowls players Bowls World Champions Year of birth missing (living people) {{UK-bowls-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Marshall (bowls)
Robert Marshall (born 1964) is a Scottish international lawn and indoor bowler. He won double bronze in the triples and fours at the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship The 2000 Men's World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at Marks Park Bowling Club, in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 1 to 15 April 2000. The 2000 Women's World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at Moama Bowling Club in Moama, Australia ... in Johannesburg and is the older brother of Alex Marshall. References Living people Scottish male bowls players 1964 births Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{UK-bowls-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rex Johnston (bowls)
Rex Johnston (born 1950) is an Australian international lawn bowler. Bowls career World Championships Johnston won two bronze medals in the pairs and fours at the 1996 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Adelaide. He won a silver medal in the triples at the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg. Commonwealth Games In addition he has appeared at four Commonwealth Games, winning a gold medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, and a silver at the 1998 Commonwealth Games and won he pairs title at the Australian National Bowls Championships in 1987. Other He won nine medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships including six gold medals. In 1989, he won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic pairs title. Coaching and awards He coached Malta at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, and from 2009-11 he was the Australian National Coach. In October 2017 he was entered into the Bowls Australia Bowls Australia is the governing body for the sport of bowls in Australia. Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Jeffery
Adam Jeffery (born 1971) is an Australian international lawn bowler. Bowls career Jeffery won a silver medal in the triples at the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg. In addition he has won a medal at the Commonwealth Games winning a silver medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur and in 2015 he was inducted into the Australian Hall of Fame. He has a 100% success rate at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships The Asia Pacific Bowls Championships formerly the Pacific Rim Championships was a bowls, lawn bowling competition held between national bowls organisations in the Asia Pacific region. The event was inaugurated in 1985, and it was initially held ..., winning four golds from four events. and won three consecutive Hong Kong International Bowls Classic singles titles, in 1997, 1998 and 1999. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Jeffery, Adam 1971 births Living people Bowls players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 2002 Common ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Belliss
Peter James Belliss (born 12 November 1951) is a former lawn bowls player for New Zealand. Background Belliss was born in Wanganui in 1951, attending (and playing rugby football at) Wanganui Boys' College. He started playing in the 1970s in the Aramaho (Wanganui) club; Joseph Romanos called him ''The young Turk of lawn bowls''. He had been a railways fitter, and in 1982 was the first New Zealand lawn bowler to turn professional. Bowls career At the World Bowls Championships, Belliss won the 1984 singles in Aberdeen against local player Willie Wood, the 1988 pairs with Rowan Brassey, and men's triples with Brassey and Andrew Curtain at the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg. He has competed at four Commonwealth Games: 1982 (winning bronze), 1994 (winning bronze), 1998, and 2002; missing 1986 as a professional and 1990 as he had played in South Africa five years previously. He won six medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships including four gold medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowan Brassey
Rowan James Brassey (born 18 January 1956) is a former New Zealand international lawn and indoor bowls player. Bowls career An earth-moving contractor by trade, Brassey's first national success was the 1980 New Zealand Open Pairs. He went on to win eight New Zealand National Bowls Championships titles in the pairs (1982) and the fours (1981, 1982, 1990, 1995, 2002, 2003 & 2012/13) when bowling for the Okahu Bay, Avondale and Cabramatta Bowls Clubs respectively. Brassey has competed at five World Bowls Championships, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 & 2000; winning gold in 1988 (pairs, with Peter Belliss), and in 2000 he won the gold medal with Andrew Curtain and Peter Belliss in the men's triples at the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg. He has competed at six Commonwealth Games: 1982, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2006. In 1990, Brassey was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal. In the 2001 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Member of the New Zealan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
