Neil Speirs
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| Born | 18 January 1979 Edinburgh, Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kirkliston (Outdoor) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Neil Speirs (born 18 January 1979) is a Scottish international lawn bowler.[1][2]
Bowls career
[edit]He competed for Scotland in the men's fours at the 2014 Commonwealth Games[3] where he won a gold medal.[4]
He had won the gold medal at the 2006 World Cup Singles in Warilla, New South Wales, Australia[5] and in 2015 he won the triples gold medal and fours silver medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Meikle, Stewart (10 January 2014). "Neil Speirs spearheads Lothians bid for indoor bowls glory". Edinburgh Evening News. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ Meikle, Stewart (23 April 2014). "Singles success for Neil Speirs". Edinburgh Evening News. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ "Kirkliston's Neil Spiers set for Commonwealth Games after title victory". Linlithgow Gazette. 27 April 2014.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ^ "Past results". The Telegraph. 29 April 2006.
- ^ "2015 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.