Gerald Baker (bowls)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  South Africa |
| Born | 7 October 1960 South Africa |
Gerald 'Gerry' Salem Baker is a lawn bowler born on 7 October 1960.
Gerry Baker is from Bloemfontein, in South Africa and has won two medals at the World Outdoor Championships and three medals at the Commonwealth Games.[1]
In 1998 he won a bronze medal in the singles at the 1998 Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games and two years later he teamed up with Shaun Addinall to claim a Pairs silver medal in the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg. Another bronze arrived in 2002 with Addinall in the Pairs during the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games before he and Addinall finally won a Gold Medal in the Pairs at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games.[2]
His most recent success came in the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship when he picked up a fifth medal of note by claiming bronze in the Singles in Adelaide.
He was selected as part of the South Africa team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland.[3]
References
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Gerry Baker Profile". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Bowls silver for Mervyn King". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Team South Africa for Commonwealth Games announced". The South African.
- 1960 births
- South African male bowls players
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Bloemfontein
- Bowls players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for South Africa
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for South Africa