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Nationality | Wales | |||||||||||||||||||
Born | 13 February 1960 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Club | Old Landorians BC | |||||||||||||||||||
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Stephen Rees is a lawn bowler and indoor bowler born on 13 February 1960. [1]
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]
Terry Sullivan is a former Welsh indoor and outdoor bowler. He was a member of the Swansea bowls club. Sullivan became a Welsh international in 1980 and was Welsh National Indoor Champion in 1983. After winning the CIS UK Indoor singles at Preston in 1984 he achieved his greatest moment when winning the 1985 World Indoor Bowls Championship crown.
The 1990 Embassy World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at Preston Guild Hall, Preston, England, from 20 February - 4 March 1990.
In the Singles John Price won the title beating Ian Schuback in the final.
In the Pairs David Bryant and Tony Allcock secured their fourth world title.
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