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Lawn Bowls At The 2018 Commonwealth Games
Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held at the Broadbeach Bowls Club in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 5 to 13. Lawn bowls is one of ten core sports at the Commonwealth Games and has been continuously held at every Games since the 1930 British Empire Games, with the exception of the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica. A total of four events per gender were contested, along with two open para-sport events, which meant a total of ten medal events were contested. Schedule The following is the Lawn bowls schedule: Medal table Medallists Men Women Para-sport Participating nations There are 28 participating nations in the lawn bowls with a total of 240 athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * See also *List of Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls * Lawn bowls at the Commonwealth Games References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broadbeach Bowls Club
The Broadbeach Bowls Club is a sports complex located in Gold Coast, Queensland. It is a venue for the 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, bet .... It was given an upgrade completed in May 2016 that included enhancements to the four international standard bowling greens and the clubhouse and surroundings to improve access and functionality. References External links * 2018 Commonwealth Games venues Sports venues on the Gold Coast, Queensland Bowls clubs Bowls in Australia Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Sporting clubs in Australia {{Australia-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawn Bowls At The 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's Fours
Bowls, Lawn bowls women's fours at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held at the Broadbeach Bowls Club in the Gold Coast, Australia from April 5 to 9. A total of 76 athletes from 19 associations participated in the event. Sectional play The top two from each section advance to the knockout stage. Section A Section B Section C Section D Knockout stage External linksResults References Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Women's fours 2018 in women's bowls, Comm {{DEFAULTSORT:Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games - Women's fours ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Oliver
Derek Oliver (born 1984), is a Scottish lawn and Indoor bowler. Profile He lives in Cockenzie and plays for the East Lothian Indoor Bowls Club and the Cockenzie & Port Seton Bowls Club. Bowls career In 2011, he won two medals at the European Bowls Championships in Portugal and three medals at the 2013 Championships in Spain. and the Scottish National Indoor Pairs. In 2016, he won the Scottish National Bowls Championships. In 2018, he was selected as part of the Scottish team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland where he claimed two gold medals in the Triples with Darren Burnett and Ronnie Duncan and the Fours with Alex Marshall, Duncan and Paul Foster. In 2019, he won the fours gold medal and triples silver medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships and in 2020, he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darren Burnett
Darren William Burnett (born 27 May 1976 in Arbroath) is a Scottish lawn bowler and indoor bowler. Bowls career Commonwealth Games At the 2014 Commonwealth Games, he won a gold medal in Lawn bowls at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's singles, men's singles after defeating Canada's Ryan Bester. In 2018 he was selected as part of the Scotland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, Scottish team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast in Queensland where he claimed another gold medal in the Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's triples, Triples with Ronnie Duncan and Derek Oliver. 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. World Championships He has won four medals at the World Bowls Championship. The first came during the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Chri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aidan Zittersteijn
Aidan Zittersteijn (born 8 September 1999) is a Cook Island international lawn bowler. Bowls career He was born in New Plymouth, New Zealand and was selected as part of the Cook Islands team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland where he reached the semi-finals of the Pairs with Taiki Paniani. They then claimed a bronze medal after defeating Malta in the play off to win the first ever medal for the nation. In 2019, he won a gold medal at the Pacific Games in the fours event. In 2022, he competed in the men's triples and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent the Cook Islands at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship 3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societie .... He participa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiki Paniani
Taiki Paniani (born 22 February 1996) is a Cook Island international lawn bowler. Bowls career He was born in Rarotonga, Cook Islands and was selected as part of the Cook Islands team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland where he reached the semi-finals of the Pairs with Aidan Zittersteijn. They then claimed a bronze medal after defeating Malta in the play off to win the first ever medal for the nation. In 2019, he won a gold medal at the Pacific Games The Pacific Games (French: Jeux du Pacifique), is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from Oceania. The inaugural Games took place in 1963 in Suva, Fiji, and most recently in 2019 in Apia, Samoa. The Games were ... in the fours event. In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent the Cook Islands at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. He participated in the men's pairs and the men's fours events. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Paniani, Taiki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Marshall (bowls)
Alex "Tattie" Marshall (born 8 February 1967) is record breaking Scottish bowls player. Marshall plays at Gifford Bowls Club (outdoor) and East Lothian Indoor Bowling Club. Marshall began bowling at the age of eight supported by both his father and grandfather and first represented his country in 1988. He is a record breaking six-time World Indoor Singles Champion. He has eight World Indoor Pairs titles to his credit (six Open Pairs and two Mixed Pairs). Marshall has won seven World Outdoor Championship Gold medals (Pairs in 1992, 2000 and 2012, Fours in 1992, and Team in 1992, 1996 and 2004). His other achievements include four Commonwealth Games Gold medals (Pairs in 2002, 2006 and 2014, and Fours in 2014), one Atlantic Games Team Gold (in 2015), and three Hong Kong International Classic Pairs titles (in 1993, 1996 and 2002). In 2012, Marshall and Paul Foster became the first pair to win the World Indoor and Outdoor Pairs titles in the same year. In 2013, he claimed hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Foster (bowls)
Paul James Foster (born 13 March 1973) is a multiple world bowls champion who lives in Troon, Scotland. He plays at Troon Portland (Outdoor) & Ambassador Prestwick (Indoor) bowling clubs. Bowling career Indoor career Foster is the second most prolific winner of the World Indoor Championship singles title, behind six-times winner, pairs partner and close friend Alex Marshall. He has five wins from seven final appearances (in 1998, 2001, 2005, 2011 and 2017), with his two defeats coming in the 2013 final to Stewart Anderson and in the 2022 final to Les Gillett. In addition, Foster has won another eight world indoor titles, bringing his career record to 13. He has won the pairs five times, once with Hugh Duff in 2002 and four times with Alex Marshall ( 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2019). He has won the Mixed Pairs title with Laura Thomas in 2013 and 2014 and with Alison Merrien in 2022. He was the first bowler to win back-to-back major WBT titles and a record firth maj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Wyatt
Marc Wyatt (born 15 September 1977) is a Welsh international lawn bowler. Bowls career In 2011, he won three gold medals at the European Bowls Championships in Portugal. He competed for Wales in the men's triples at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal. He was selected as part of the Welsh team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland where he claimed a gold medal in the Pairs with Daniel Salmon. He has also won the 2002 triples title, 2006 fours title and 2017 pairs title at the Welsh National Bowls Championships when bowling for Caerphilly Town BC and in 2009 he won the triples and fours bronze medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships The Atlantic Bowls Championships was a lawn bowling competition held between national bowls organisations in the Atlantic region. The event was a qualifying event for the World Outdoor Bowls Championships until the 2021 announcement that it woul .... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Salmon (bowls)
Daniel Salmon (born 1994) is a Welsh international lawn and Indoor bowler. Bowls career He made his first indoor international appearance aged just 15 in 2010 becoming the youngest person to represent Wales indoors. In 2017 he reached the final of the open pairs during the 2017 World Indoor Bowls Championship with his playing partner Damian Doubler and won the 2017 World Youth Championships at Broadbeach Bowls Club on Australia’s Gold Coast. He was selected as part of the Welsh team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland where he claimed a gold medal in the Pairs with Marc Wyatt. In 2019 he won the singles bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships and in 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia. In 2021, he won the men's triples title at the 2021 Welsh National Bowls Championships. In 2022, he competed in the men's singles and the men's pairs at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Salmon won his second con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Paxton (bowls)
Robert Paxton is an English international outdoor and indoor bowls player. Bowls career Robert is from Crediton, Devon and plays out of the Exonia club indoors and out of Crediton BC. and won the 2011 Scottish International Open. In 2013, he won two gold medals at the European Bowls Championships in Spain. In 2015 Paxton partnered Simon Skelton when they won the 2015 World Indoor Bowls Championship Pairs title and the 2015 world mixed pairs title with Marion Purcell and he held a career high world indoor ranking of 2 in 2015. The following year he was runner up in the singles in the 2016 World Indoor Bowls Championship, beaten in the final by Nick Brett. In December 2016, he was part of the triples team with Andy Knapper and Jamie Walker who won the gold medal at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch. In 2018, he reached the World Indoor Bowls Championship open singles final losing out to Mark Dawes in a hard fought final. Dawes had been the player of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Bester
Ryan George Peter Bester (born 7 December 1984 in Hanover, Canada) is a Canadian lawn bowler. Bowls career World Outdoor Championships Bester won the gold medal in the pairs with Keith Roney at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Ayr. After winning a bronze in the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship he finished runner-up to Leif Selby in the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship men's singles. He won his fifth World Championship medal when winning a silver medal in the singles at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch. In 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia. Commonwealth Games He clinched the silver medal in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in lawn bowling. He also won bronze medal in 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. In November 2017, Bester was named to Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games team. During the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland he won a silver medal in the singl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |