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Mark Bantock

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Mark Bantock
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1969-11-03) 3 November 1969 (age 55)
London, England
Sport
ClubGerrards Cross
Medal record
Men's Lawn bowls
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2006 Melbourne Men's pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi Men's Triples
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Christchurch Men's fours
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Johannesburg fours

Mark Tony Bantock is a former international bowls player from England.[1]

Biography

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Bantock finished runner-up in the national junior singles in 1990.[2]

Bantock was an England captain and won a silver medal in the Men's pairs at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal at the lawn bowls competition at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. In 2009 he won the fours silver medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[3][4]

He announced his retirement in 2012.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Bantock's bowl of life". BBC Sport. 9 January 2002.
  2. ^ "Mark out of luck". Mersham Advertiser. 19 September 1990. Retrieved 28 August 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "2009 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 14 March 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Bowls". The Times. 18 May 2009. p. 61. Retrieved 21 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  5. ^ "England bowls captain calls it a day". Nationwide Bowler.