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Gary Lawson

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Gary Raymond Lawson, born on 19 October 1965, is a New Zealand international lawn bowler and a record 14 times New Zealand champion. At the World Outdoor Bowls Championship he won fours bronze in 1996 in Adelaide, triples silver in 2004, and double gold in the pairs and fours in 2008 in Christchurch, and he was selected again for the 2020 championship in Australia. He has appeared twice for New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games. At the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships he has won ten medals between 1989 and 2019, including double gold in 1995 and a pairs gold with Shannon McIlroy in 2019. At national level he has won titles in the singles, pairs and fours bowling for various clubs, and in 2008 he also won the Australian Open pairs with Ryan Bester.

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Birth Year
1965 1
Medals or Titles Band
5+ 1
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Competed In

Commonwealth Games, Competitions
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World Bowls Championships, Competitions
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Lawn bowls, Sports
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New Zealand

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is a New Zealand international lawn bowler and a record 14 times New Zealand champion.
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1. Gary Lawson (bowls) (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, birth year
    Gary Raymond Lawson (born 19 October 1965)
  • Bowls career, Asia Pacific
    Lawson has won ten medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
  • Lead, nationality
    is a New Zealand international lawn bowler and a record 14 times New Zealand champion.
  • Plays: Lawn bowls, Lead, sport
    is a New Zealand international lawn bowler and a record 14 times New Zealand champion.
  • Competed In: Commonwealth Games, Commonwealth Games
    Lawson has also appeared twice for New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games.
  • Competed In: World Bowls Championships, Bowls career, World Championships, 2008
    In 2008 he struck double gold winning both the pairs and fours at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch.
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