Robert Newman (bowls)

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Robert Newman
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1975-02-17) 17 February 1975 (age 49)
Medal record
Representing  England
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Ayr triples
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Ayr fours
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Christchurch fours
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi triples
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Johannesburg fours
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Paphos triples

Robert Newman (born 1975) is a former English international bowls player.[1]

Bowls career[edit]

Newman won three bronze medals in the World Bowls Championship. The first two in the triples and fours at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Ayr followed by another bronze in the fours at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch.

Newman also won a bronze medal at the lawn bowls competition at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. He announced his retirement in 2016.[2]

He won two Men's National Championships in the triples (2003) and the fours (1993) bowling for Reading.[3]

In 2009 he won the fours silver medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[4][5] and in 2015 he won the triples bronze medal at the Championships.[6] In 2010, he won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic singles and pairs titles.[7][8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Rob Newman, Mark Bantock and Graham Shadwell of England celebrate". Zimbio.com.
  2. ^ "Robert Newman announces retirement from international bowls". Bowls International.
  3. ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
  4. ^ "2009 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 14 March 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Bowls". The Times. 18 May 2009. p. 61. Retrieved 21 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  6. ^ "2015 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  7. ^ "HK Classic winners Men Singles". HKLBA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  8. ^ "HK Classic winners Men Pairs". HKLBA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.