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2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship
The 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at the Burnside Bowling Club in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 12 to 24 January 2008. Safuan Said won the men's singles Gold. New Zealand won the pairs, fours and Leonard Trophy with only Scotland preventing a clean sweep by claiming the triples. Medallists Results W. M. Leonard Trophy Taylor Trophy References {{World Outdoor Bowls Championships 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship, World Outdoor Bowls Championship Bowls in New Zealand Sport in Christchurch 2008 in New Zealand sport 2008 in bowls January 2008 sports events in New Zealand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christchurch
Christchurch ( ; mi, Ōtautahi) is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Canterbury Region. Christchurch lies on the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula on Pegasus Bay. The Avon River / Ōtākaro flows through the centre of the city, with an urban park along its banks. The city's territorial authority population is people, and includes a number of smaller urban areas as well as rural areas. The population of the urban area is people. Christchurch is the second-largest city by urban area population in New Zealand, after Auckland. It is the major urban area of an emerging sub-region known informally as Greater Christchurch. Notable smaller urban areas within this sub-region include Rangiora and Kaiapoi in Waimakariri District, north of the Waimakariri River, and Rolleston and Lincoln in Selwyn District to the south. The first inhabitants migrated to the area sometime between 1000 and 1250 AD. They hunted moa, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Peacock (bowls)
David Craig Peacock (born 30 January 1970) is a Scottish international lawn and indoor bowler. Bowls career Peacock won the 2002 Hong Kong International Bowls Classic singles title. He claimed the triples gold medal at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship with Jim McIntyre and Willie Wood. Four years later he repeated the success when winning the triples at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship with Wayne Hogg and Willie Wood. In 2011 he won the pairs bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships. The following year he won his third World Championship gold in the triples at the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship with Graeme Archer and Darren Burnett, he also won a fours bronze medal. He competed for Scotland in the men's fours at the 2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Turley
Wayne William Turley (born 2 November 1972) is an Australian international lawn and indoor bowler. Bowls career In 2006 he won a gold medal in the men's triples at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He won a silver medal four years later at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. In between he won a silver medal at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. He married fellow Australian bowls international Claire Duke in 2013. He won three gold medals and one silver medal at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships The Asia Pacific Bowls Championships formerly the Pacific Rim Championships was a lawn bowling competition held between national bowls organisations in the Asia Pacific region. The event was inaugurated in 1985, and it was initially held every .... Despite being Australian he won the 2005 fours title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Taren Point Bowls Club. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Turley, Wayne Australian male bowls players Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Cornehls
William 'Bill' John Cornehls (born 1960) is a former Australian international lawn bowler. Bowls career Cornehls won the Australian Singles Championship in 2000. He won a gold medal in the inaugural triples competition at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Victoria (Australia) with Mark Casey and Wayne Turley. Two years later he won the silver medal in the fours with Nathan Rice, Wayne Turley and Mark Casey at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch. Shortly afterwards he announced his retirement. He has won three gold medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships The Asia Pacific Bowls Championships formerly the Pacific Rim Championships was a lawn bowling competition held between national bowls organisations in the Asia Pacific region. The event was inaugurated in 1985, and it was initially held every .... References External links * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cornehls, Bill 1960 births Australian male bowls players Living people Commonwealth G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Girvan
Richard Anthony Girvan (born 30 December 1973) in Auckland is a New Zealand international lawn bowler. Bowls career In 2008 he won the gold medal in the fours at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch along with Gary Lawson, Russell Meyer and Andrew Todd. Girvan represented New Zealand at both the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the 2014 Commonwealth Games. He won four medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships The Asia Pacific Bowls Championships formerly the Pacific Rim Championships was a lawn bowling competition held between national bowls organisations in the Asia Pacific region. The event was inaugurated in 1985, and it was initially held every ..., of which two have been gold medals. He won the 2005, 2014/15 and 2016/17 fours title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Taren Point and Onehunga Bowls Clubs respectively. References External links * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Girvan, Richard 1973 births Livin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Todd (bowls)
Andrew Todd is a New Zealand international lawn bowler. Bowls career In 2008 he won the gold medal in the fours at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch along with Gary Lawson, Russell Meyer and Richard Girvan. Todd represented New Zealand at the 2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, .... He won the 2010 singles title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Burnside Bowls Club. References External links Profile at the New Zealand Olympic Committee website {{DEFAULTSORT:Todd, Andrew Living people New Zealand male bowls players 1966 births Place of birth missing (living people) Bowls World Champions Bowls players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zeala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohd Amir Mohd Yusof
Mohd Amir Mohd Yusof is a Malaysian international lawn bowler. Bowls career Ariffin won the bronze medal in the triples with Azim Azami Ariffin and Azwan Shuhaimi at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch. He won three medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships The Asia Pacific Bowls Championships formerly the Pacific Rim Championships was a lawn bowling competition held between national bowls organisations in the Asia Pacific region. The event was inaugurated in 1985, and it was initially held every ..., including the 2009 fours gold medal, in the singles, in Kuala Lumpur and two gold medals in bowls events at the Southeast Asian Games. References 1983 births Malaysian male bowls players Living people SEA Games medalists in lawn bowls SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia Competitors at the 2007 SEA Games Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games {{Malaysia-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azwan Shuhaimi
Afrizal Azwan Shuhaimi is a Malaysian international lawn bowler. Bowls career Shuhaimi won the bronze medal in the triples with Mohd Amir Mohd Yusof and Azim Azami Ariffin at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch. He has won four medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, which includes a gold medal in the fours with ( Fairul Izwan Abd Muin, Mohd Amir Mohd Yusof and Azim Azami Ariffin Azim Azami Mohd Ariffin is a Malaysian international lawn bowler. Bowls career Ariffin won the bronze medal in the triples with Mohd Amir Mohd Yusof and Azwan Shuhaimi at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch. He won a fo ...), at the 2009 Championships held in his own country. In 2007, he also won the gold medal in the triples event at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games in Nakhon Ratchasima. References 1986 births Malaysian male bowls players Living people SEA Games medalists in lawn bowls SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia SEA Games s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azim Azami Ariffin
Azim Azami Mohd Ariffin is a Malaysian international lawn bowler. Bowls career Ariffin won the bronze medal in the triples with Mohd Amir Mohd Yusof and Azwan Shuhaimi at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch. He won a fours gold medal and a triples bronze medal at the 2009 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in Kuala Lumpur and in 2007, he won the gold medal in the pairs event at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games The 2007 Southeast Asian Games ( th, กีฬาแห่งเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ 2007, Kila haeng echiye tawan oak chiyeng tai 2007), officially known as the 24th Southeast Asian Games, was a South ... in Nakhon Ratchasima. References 1985 births Malaysian male bowls players Living people SEA Games medalists in lawn bowls SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia Competitors at the 2007 SEA Games {{Malaysia-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiren Bhartu
Hirendra Bhartu (born May 14, 1958) is a Canadian professional indoor and lawn bowler from Suva, Fiji. He has won nine Canadian national titles in Men's Singles and Pairs as well as Mixed Pairs. Bowls career Hirendra began his lawn bowling career at Nanaimo Lawn Bowling Club in 1995. In 2006, after honing his talent for indoor bowls at the Pacific Indoor Club in Vancouver, BC, he catapulted onto the international lawn bowling scene by soundly defeating his Canadian counterparts in all 4 of the Canadian PBA qualifiers in order to play in the World Bowls Tour. This accomplishment allowed him to compete with some of the finest lawn bowlers in the world in 4 prestigious events; the Scottish International Masters in Perth Scotland, Potters World Indoor Singles, and the Engage International Open, Hirendra Represented Canada at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship held in Christchurch, NZ, winning a bronze medal. Hirendra went on to represent Canada at the 2010 Commonwealth Game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Stadnyk
Christopher Stadnyk is a Canadian international lawn bowler. Bowls career Stadnyk won the bronze medal in the triples with Keith Roney and Hiren Bhartu at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch. He has won four medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, two silver and two bronze. In November 2017, Stadnyk was named to Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, ... team. References 1974 births Canadian male bowls players Living people Bowls players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada {{Canada-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Roney
Keith Norman Roney (born February 11, 1948) is a Canadian international lawn bowler. Bowls career He was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, he grew up in Bulyea, Saskatchewan and first began bowling in 1979. He has won 27 medals at the Canadian Championships and was inducted into the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame. He won four medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships including a gold medal in the 2003 pairs, in Brisbane, Australia. Roney won the gold medal in the pairs with Ryan Bester at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Ayr Ayr (; sco, Ayr; gd, Inbhir Àir, "Mouth of the River Ayr") is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland. It is the administrative centre of the South Ayrshire council area and the historic county town of Ayrshire. With a population .... Personal life He is married to fellow international bowler Jean Roney. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Roney, Keith 1948 births Living people Bowls World Champions Canadian male bowls pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
