Russell Meyer (born 1972) is a former New Zealand international lawn bowler.[1]
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| Nationality | New Zealander | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 May 1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Cabramatta BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career
editIn 2000 he won a pairs bronze medal with Paul Girdler at the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg[2] and four years later won another bronze medal in the singles at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Ayr. In 2002, he won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic pairs title with Paul Girdler.[3]
In 2008 he won double gold winning both the pairs and fours at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch.[4]
He won five medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, four of which were gold medals.[5]
He won the 2008 singles title and 1998 pairs title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Cabramatta & Northern Bowls Clubs respectively.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Russell Meyer". Olympic.org.nz.
- ^ "Biography". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "HK Classic winners Men Pairs". HKLBA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Russell Meyer". Bowls Tawa.
- ^ "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand Championships". Bowls Tawa.
