Simon Skelton
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  England |
| Born | 7 April 1972 |
Medal record | |
Simon Skelton is an English international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]
Bowls career
Simon bowls for the Nottingham indoor club and Stute outdoor bowls club.[2] During the 2002 Commonwealth Games he was part of the fours that won the gold medal with John Ottaway, Robert Newman and David Holt.[3]
In 2011 he won the mixed pairs title at the 2011 World Indoor Bowls Championship with Alison Merrien and four years later won the open pairs title with Robert Paxton.[4]
In addition to his international achievements he also won a National Championship title in 2009 representing Derbyshire and Stute BC.[5]
He reached the final of the open singles at the 2019 World Indoor Bowls Championship as a qualifier but lost to Stewart Anderson in the final.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Profile". Bowls tawa.
- ^ "Skelton Player Profile". World Bowls Tour.
- ^ "Athlete Profile". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Player Profile Simon Skelton". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
- ^ "World Indoor Bowls: Stewart Anderson wins second title". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Anderson claims second World Indoor title after beating Skelton in tie-break". Great Yarmouth Mercury.
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