George Sneddon Explained

George Sneddon
Nationality:Scottish
Birth Date:13 December 1949
Birth Place:Winchburgh
Club:Broxburn

George Sneddon (born 1949) in Winchburgh is a former Scottish international lawn and indoor bowls player.[1]

Bowls career

He won a gold medal in the pairs with Alex Marshall at the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg. He also won a bronze medal in the fours.[2]

Sneddon won the gold medal in the pairs once again (with Marshall) but at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.[3] [4]

He was National singles champion in 1991 [5] and triples champion in 1998.[6]

In 2000, he won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic singles title[7] and the following year won the pairs title with Marshall.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: George Sneddon. Gazetteer for Scotland.
  2. Web site: Bowls: Sneddon recovers for title. The Telegraph.
  3. News: Scots are golden pair. 4 August 2002 . BBC Sport.
  4. Web site: Athletes Profile:Lawn Bowls. Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. Web site: Previous Winners. Bowls Scotland. 17 March 2019. 4 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190404184426/https://www.bowlsscotland.com/previous-winners. dead.
  6. Web site: Scottish Champions. West Lothian Bowling Association.
  7. Web site: HK Classic winners Men Singles . HKLBA . 7 June 2021.
  8. Web site: HK Classic winners Men Pairs . HKLBA . 7 June 2021.