Stephen Rees

Stephen Rees is a lawn bowler and indoor bowler born on 13 February 1960.[1]

Stephen Rees
Personal information
Nationality Wales
Born (1960-02-13) 13 February 1960
Sport
ClubOld Landorians BC
Medal record
Representing  Wales
World Outdoor Championship
Gold medal – first place 2000Men's fours
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Men's pairs

Bowls career

Rees is from St Thomas in Swansea and took up bowls in 1978. He shot to prominence in 1986 when he won the CIS UK singles title defeating David Bryant in the final.[2]

His greatest moment arrived when he won a fours gold medal at the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg.[3] Another major achievement was winning the 1999 World Indoor Bowls Championship Pairs title with John Price.

He also won the 1990 pairs title at the Welsh National Bowls Championships with Terry Sullivan.[4]

References

  1. "Profile". Bowls tawa.
  2. Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
  3. ""Welsh four claim world honours." Times [London, England] 15 Apr. 2000". The Times.
  4. Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Pan Books Ltd. p. 184. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.


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