Michael Stepney

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Michael Stepney
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born (1980-12-27) 27 December 1980 (age 43)
Elgin, Moray
Sport
Sportindoor bowls
ClubElgin (indoors)
Medal record
Men's bowls
WB Indoor Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Bristol singles

Michael Stepney (born 1980) is a Scottish international indoor bowler. [1]

Bowls career

He won the Scottish National Singles Championship in 2009 and the British Isles Singles Championship the following year. [1] In 2017 he finished runner-up in the Scottish International Open, losing out to David Gourlay. This helped him break into the World's top 16 during 2018. [2] [3]

In 2022, Stepney won the men's singles gold medal at the inaugural World Bowls Indoor Championships, defeating Stewart Anderson in the final. [4]


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References

  1. 1 2 "Profile". World Bowls Tour. 4 April 2018.
  2. "2017 SCHEDULE AND SCORES". World Bowls Tour. July 2017.
  3. "Bowls Scottish Open: Michael Stepney & David Gourlay into final". BBC Sport. 10 November 2017.
  4. "WATCH: Moray bowler Michael Stepney crowned as world singles champion at the World Bowls Indoor Championships in Bristol after a thrilling last-bowl victory over fellow Scotland international Stewart Anderson". The Northern Scot. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.