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George Sneddon

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George Sneddon, born in 1949 in Winchburgh, is a former Scottish international lawn and indoor bowls player. Partnering Alex Marshall he won the gold medal in the pairs at the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg, where he also took a bronze medal in the fours, and the same pairing won gold again at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. At national level he was Scottish singles champion in 1991 and triples champion in 1998. He also won the singles title at the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic in 2000 and, with Marshall, the pairs title there the following year. His record of world and Commonwealth gold in the pairs places him among the leading Scottish bowlers of his era.

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1949 1
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Lawn bowls, Sports
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    George Sneddon (born 1949)
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    is a former Scottish international lawn and indoor bowls player
  • Plays: Lawn bowls, Lead
    is a former Scottish international lawn and indoor bowls player
  • Competed In: World Bowls Championships, Bowls career, 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship
    He won a gold medal in the pairs with Alex Marshall at the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg.
  • Competed In: Commonwealth Games, Bowls career, 2002 Commonwealth Games
    Sneddon won the gold medal in the pairs once again (with Marshall) but at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
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