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Paul Girdler

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Paul Girdler
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealander
Born(1964-03-17)17 March 1964(age 60)
Edinburgh
Medal record
RepresentingNew Zealand
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Johannesburg pairs
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Melbourne pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Melbourne fours
Silver medal – second place 2003 Brisbane fours
Gold medal – first place 2015 Christchurch triples
Gold medal – first place 2015 Christchurch fours

Paul Girdler(born 1964 inEdinburgh)[1]is a New Zealand internationallawn bowler.[2]

Bowls career[edit]

In 2000 he won apairsbronze medalwithRussell Meyerat the2000 World Outdoor Bowls ChampionshipinJohannesburg.[3]He is also a two-time Asia Pacific Championship gold medallist.

He won five medals at theAsia Pacific Bowls Championships,of which three have been gold medals.[4]In 2005, he won theHong Kong International Bowls Classicsingles title, in addition to winning the pairs title in 2002.[5][6]

He was selected as part of theNew Zealand teamfor the2018 Commonwealth Gameson theGold CoastinQueensland.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Paul Girdler New Zealand".Olympic.org.nz.
  2. ^"Latest News".Bowls Australia.
  3. ^"Bowls: NZ bowlers in medals".New Zealand Herald.
  4. ^"Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners"(PDF).World Bowls.Retrieved31 May2021.
  5. ^"HK Classic winners Men Singles".HKLBA.Retrieved7 June2021.
  6. ^"HK Classic winners Men Pairs".HKLBA.Retrieved7 June2021.
  7. ^"Bowls: New Zealand team named for Commonwealth Games".New Zealand Herald.