Andrew Knapper

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Andrew Knapper
Personal information
NationalityEnglish
Born (1981-09-02) 2 September 1981 (age 39)
Taplow, England
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight90 kg (200 lb)
Sport
Sport Lawn bowls
ClubTilehurst BC

Andrew Knapper (born 2 September 1981) is an English international lawn bowler. [1]

Bowls career

He competed for England in both the men's fours and the men's pairs events at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a silver and bronze medal respectively. [2] In 2015 he won the triples bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships. [3]

In 2016 he was part of the triples team with Robert Paxton and Jamie Walker who won the gold medal at 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch. [4]

He won the National Championship triples in 2013 and 2019. [5] [6]

In 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia. [7]

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References

  1. "England team profiles" (PDF). 2016 World Bowls. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  2. "Glasgow 2014 profile" . Retrieved 14 September 2014.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. "2015 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  4. "World Bowls Championships: England win men's triples title". BBC Sport.
  5. "Past Records". Bowls England.
  6. "triples results" (PDF). Bowls England.
  7. "SELECTION: 2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Bowls England.