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Stewart Anderson

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Stewart Anderson, born 23 July 1985, is a Scottish international bowls player who has been a world champion indoors and who reached the number one place in the world rankings in September 2024. He began bowling at the age of twelve with Auchinleck Indoor Juniors and, outdoors, with Glaisnock Valley. After losing the 2010 world final to Greg Harlow he beat Paul Foster 10-10, 10-9 to take the 2013 World indoor singles title, and he won it again in 2019 and 2024. With Darren Burnett he won the open pairs in 2016, 2022 and 2024, and he has taken mixed pairs crowns with several partners including Alison Merrien at the inaugural 2022 World Bowls Indoor Championships. He won triples gold at the 2015 Atlantic Bowls Championships and played the triples and fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. He works for a joiners firm.

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1985 1
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Male 1
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5+ 1
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Scottish international bowls player
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1. Stewart Anderson (bowls) (Wikipedia)
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    born 23 July 1985
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    He started bowling aged just 12
  • Honours
    claimed a fifth when winning the open pairs for the second time with Darren Burnett in 2022
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    Scottish international bowls player
  • Competed In: Atlantic Bowls Championships, Bowls career
    he won the triples gold medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships
  • Competed In: Commonwealth Games, Bowls career
    he competed in the men's triples and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
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