Rowan Brassey
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's lawn bowls | ||
| Representing | ||
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| 1982 Brisbane | men's fours | |
| 1994 Victoria | men's fours | |
| 1990 Auckland | men's pairs | |
| World Outdoor Championships | ||
| 1984 Aberdeen | Men's triples | |
| 1988 Auckland | Men's pairs | |
| 2000 Johannesburg | Men's triples | |
| 2000 Johannesburg | Men's fours | |
| 2004 Ayr | Men's triples | |
Rowan James Brassey MNZM (born 1956) is a former New Zealand international lawn and indoor bowls player.[1]
He has competed at five World Bowls Championships, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 & 2000; winning gold in 1988 (pairs, with Peter Belliss), and 2000.
He has competed at six Commonwealth Games: 1982, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2006.
His first success was the 1980 New Zealand Open Pairs and was a earth-moving contractor by trade.[2]
In the 2001 New Year Honours, Brassey was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to bowls.[3] In 2013, Brassey was an inaugural inductee into the Bowls New Zealand Hall of Fame.[4]
References
- ^ Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-86367-220-5.
- ^ Warters, Bob (1984). Fifth World Bowls Championship Official Souvenir. Key Publishing Ltd.
- ^ New Year Honours List 2001, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ "Bowls legends honoured at inaugural Hall of Fame celebration". Bowls New Zealand. 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- 1998 New Zealand Commonwealth Games Team (Official book, 1998)
- Profile at NZOC website
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- Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand
- Bowls players at the 1982 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit
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