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Aidan Zittersteijn

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Aidan Zittersteijn, born on 8 September 1999 in New Plymouth, New Zealand, is an international lawn bowler who plays for the Cook Islands. He was part of the Cook Islands team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland, where he reached the semi-finals of the pairs with Taiki Paniani. The pair then beat Malta in the play-off for bronze, which gave the nation its first ever Commonwealth Games medal. In 2019 he won a gold medal in the fours at the Pacific Games. He returned to the Commonwealth Games in 2022, playing in the men's triples and fours, and was selected for the Cook Islands team at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship, where he played in the men's pairs and fours.

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Birth Year
1999 1
Gender
Male 1
Gold Medals
1 1
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Aidan Zittersteijn (born 8 September 1999) is a Cook Island international lawn bowler.
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    Aidan Zittersteijn (born 8 September 1999) is a Cook Island international lawn bowler.
  • Bowls career, Pacific Games gold
    In 2019, he won a gold medal at the Pacific Games in the fours event.
  • Bowls career, 2023 events
    He participated in the men's pairs and the men's fours events.
  • Competed In: Commonwealth Games, 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.
  • Competed In: World Bowls Championships, Bowls career, 2023
    In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent the Cook Islands at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.
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