Michael Stepney (born 1980) is a Scottish indoor bowler.[1]
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Born | Elgin, Moray | 27 December 1980|||||||||||
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Sport | indoor bowls | |||||||||||
Club | Elgin (indoors) | |||||||||||
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Highest world ranking | 23 (September 2024) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career
editHe 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]
References
edit- ^ a b "Profile". World Bowls Tour. 4 April 2018.
- ^ "2017 SCHEDULE AND SCORES". World Bowls Tour. July 2017.
- ^ "Bowls Scottish Open: Michael Stepney & David Gourlay into final". BBC Sport. 10 November 2017.
- ^ "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.