Tony Grantham (born 30 December 1972) is a New Zealand international lawn and indoor bowler.

Bowls career

Grantham from

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, in New Zealand won the New Zealand national championship which qualified him to play in the 2007

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event. He won the

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in the event beating Will James of Swaziland in the final. He won two medals at the 2011

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in Adelaide. One year later he then won a bronze medal in the triples at the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Adelaide. Grantham also competed for New Zealand 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, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...

and has won three National titles; the 2007 singles title, 2013/14 pairs and 2013/14 fours title at the

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, when bowling for the Birkenhead Bowls Club. In 2022, he competed in the men's pairs and the men's fours at the

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. In 2023, he won his fourth title at the National Championships, bowling for Mt Albert BC. Later in 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent New Zealand at the

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. He participated in the men's pairs and the men's fours events. In the pairs with Andrew Kelly, they reached the quarter finals before losing to eventual winner Ireland. In the fours partnering Chris Le Lievre, Lance Pascoe and Sheldon Bagrie-Howley, the team won their group before securing a bronze medal, losing to Scotland in the semi final.

Personal life

His partner is fellow bowls international

Leanne Chinery Leanne Marie Chinery (born 24 November 1981) is a Canadian international lawn bowler. Bowls career Commonwealth Games She was born in Chilliwack, British Columbia and represented Canada at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and the 2014 Commonwealth ...

of Canada.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Grantham, Tony 1972 births Living people New Zealand male bowls players Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand Bowls players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games 20th-century New Zealand people 21st-century New Zealand people