Gary Andrew Smith (born 13 October 1958) is a former English lawn and indoor bowler and is the Chief Executive of World Bowls. He is not to be confused with the Durham indoor bowler

Gary R Smith Gary R Smith (born 1962) is an English international indoor bowler. He is not to be confused with the former international bowler Gary Smith. Career He has been a bowler since 1998, and won the National Indoor title in 2008. He played for th ...

Bowls career

Smith partnered Andy Thomson when they won the

1993 World Indoor Bowls Championship The 1993 Midland Bank World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at Preston Guild Hall, Preston, Lancashire, Preston, England, from 15–27 February 1993. Richard Corsie won his third title beating Jim McCann (bowls), Jim McCann in the final. The ...

Pairs. He started playing at the age of 15 and played for the Blackheath and Greenwich bowls clubs and the Cyphers indoor club at Beckenham. Smith also won the EIBA Pairs in 1986, 1991 & 1994 and Fours in 1983, 1984, 1988, 1990, 1992 & 1993. In 1988 he experienced Singles success after winning the EIBA Singles and one year later captured the 1988 CIS Insurance UK singles title. He represented

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

in the pairs partnering Andy Thomson, at the

1994 Commonwealth Games The 1994 Commonwealth Games ( French: ''XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth'') were held in Victoria, British Columbia, from 18 to 28 August 1994. Ten types of sports were featured at the Victoria Games: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, ...

in Victoria, and they won a bronze medal. He is also a three times outdoor National champion.

Business career

Smith was appointed by World Bowls on 24 August 2001. He is the current Chief Executive Officer and also a Director of the World Bowls Tour.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Gary English male bowls players 1958 births Living people Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Indoor Bowls World Champions Bowls players at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1994 Commonwealth Games