Stuart Airey (bowls)

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Stuart Airey (born 4 October 1971) is an English international lawn bowler.

Stuart Airey
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1971-10-04) 4 October 1971 (age 53)
Sunderland, England
Sport
CountryEngland
SportLawn bowls
Medal record
Representing  England
Men's Lawn bowls
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2010 Delhi Men's pairs
Silver medal – second place 2014 Glasgow Men's fours
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Johannesburg Men's triples
Silver medal – second place 2009 Johannesburg Men's fours
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place 2008 fours

Bowls career

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Airey was an England junior international[1] and was the winner of the English U25 indoor singles in 1995.[2]

In 1997 & 1998, he won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic pairs titles with Andrew Wills.[3]

In 2009 he won the triples and fours silver medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[4][5]

He competed for England in the 2010 Commonwealth Games Men's pairs winning a silver medal with Mervyn King and four years later he won another silver medal in the men's fours at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Sizing' em up". South Wales Echo. 7 January 1995. Retrieved 28 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Newman agony". Reading Evening Post. 6 February 1995. Retrieved 28 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "HK Classic winners Men Pairs". HKLBA. Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  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. ^ "Stuart Airey biography". glasgow2014.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2014.