Lew Stansby

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Lew Stansby (born 1940) is an American bridge player from Dublin, California. [1] Lew, a former commodities trader lives with wife and fellow national champion JoAnna Stansby. Since his first national win in the Reisinger in 1965, he has won over 35 national championships and seven world championships, accumulating a win in every decade since 1965.

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Stansby was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2001. [2]

Bridge accomplishments

Honors

Awards

Wins

Runners-up

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References

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