George Sneddon

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George Sneddon
Personal information
NationalityScottish
Born (1949-12-13) 13 December 1949 (age 75)
Winchburgh
Sport
ClubBroxburn
Medal record
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Johannesburg pairs
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2000 Johannesburg fours
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Johannesburg team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Ayr team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Manchester pairs

George Sneddon (born 1949) in Winchburgh is a former Scottish international lawn and indoor bowls player. [1]

Bowls career

He won a gold medal in the pairs with Alex Marshall at the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg. He also won a bronze medal in the fours. [2]

Sneddon won the gold medal in the pairs once again (with Marshall) but at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. [3] [4]

He was National singles champion in 1991 [5] and triples champion in 1998. [6]

In 2000, he won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic singles title [7] and the following year won the pairs title with Marshall. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "George Sneddon". Gazetteer for Scotland.
  2. ↑ "Bowls: Sneddon recovers for title". The Telegraph. 6 November 2000.
  3. ↑ "Scots are golden pair". BBC Sport. 4 August 2002.
  4. ↑ "Athletes Profile:Lawn Bowls". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. ↑ "Previous Winners". Bowls Scotland. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
  6. ↑ "Scottish Champions" (PDF). West Lothian Bowling Association.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ "HK Classic winners Men Singles". HKLBA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "HK Classic winners Men Pairs". HKLBA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
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