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Stephen Farish

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Stephen Farish
Personal information
Full nameStephen Edward Farish
NationalityBritish (English)
Born (1970-08-12) 12 August 1970 (age 54)
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubWigton Bowling Club
Medal record
Representing  England
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Christchurch fours
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 Manchester pairs
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 pairs
Gold medal – first place 1998 triples

Stephen Edward Farish (born 12 August 1970) is an English international bowls player.[1]

Biography

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In 1992, Farish won the national singles title after defeating Hugh Duff in the final.[2] He has further National Championship titles in 1997 and 2000.[3]

In 2002 he won a silver medal with Dean Morgan in the pairs at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.[4]

In 2008 he won a bronze medal with Mark Bantock, Robert Newman and Graham Shadwell in the fours at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch, New Zealand.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Stephen Farish profile". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  2. ^ "Super Steve". Manchester Evening News. 12 September 1992. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Andy's wisdom beyond his years". Worthing Herald. 7 September 2000. Retrieved 22 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Games Results for Stephen Farish". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Forsyth Saga can be Explosive". Press Reader.
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