Leif Selby

Leif Selby, born on 26 July 1972, is a retired Australian lawn bowler who reached the top of his sport at the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship, where he won the gold medal in the singles competition and the silver medal in the pairs with Aron Sherriff. Earlier he took the silver medal in the singles at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, and he twice won the World Cup Singles at Warilla in New South Wales, Australia, in 2009 and 2010. His record at regional level includes three gold medals and one silver medal at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, and in 2009 he won the singles title of the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic. In 2012 he announced his retirement while still at the pinnacle of the sport, having played 142 international games.