Aidan Zittersteijn Explained

Aidan Zittersteijn
Nationality:Cook Islander
Birth Date:8 September 1999
Birth Place:New Plymouth, New Zealand
Sport:Lawn bowls

Aidan Zittersteijn (born 8 September 1999) is a Cook Island international lawn bowler.[1]

Bowls career

He was born in New Plymouth, New Zealand and was selected as part of the Cook Islands team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland where he reached the semi-finals of the Pairs with Taiki Paniani.[2] They then claimed a bronze medal after defeating Malta in the play off to win the first ever medal for the nation.[3]

In 2019, he won a gold medal at the Pacific Games in the fours event.[4] In 2022, he competed in the men's triples and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[5]

In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent the Cook Islands at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[6] He participated in the men's pairs and the men's fours events.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aidan Zittersteijn profile. GC 2018.
  2. Web site: Bowls team off to Gold Coast games. 17 August 2020 . Cook Islands News.
  3. News: Commonwealth Games: Wales win bowls men's pairs to deny Scotland's Alex Marshall. BBC Sport.
  4. Web site: Inside Bowls August 2019. Inside Bowls. 11 September 2021.
  5. Web site: Official Games profile. 2022 Commonwealth Games. 2 August 2022.
  6. Web site: COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023 . Bowls International . 5 June 2023 . 2 September 2023.
  7. Web site: Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia . World Bowls . 2 September 2023.
  8. Web site: SCHEDULE & DRAWS . Bowls Australia . 2 September 2023.

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