Gerald Baker (bowls) explained

Gerry Baker
Nationality:South African
Birth Date:7 October 1960[1]
Birth Place:Bloemfontein, South Africa
Club:Bryanston Sports Bowls Club

Gerald Salem Baker (born 7 October 1960), known as Gerry Baker, is a lawn bowler.

Bowls career

Baker is from Bloemfontein, in South Africa and has won three medals at the World Outdoor Championships and three medals at the Commonwealth Games.[2] He broke a South African record by appearing at six Commonwealth Games.[3]

In 1996, he won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic pairs title with Neil Burkett.[4] In 1998 he won a bronze medal in the singles at the 1998 Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games and two years later he teamed up with Shaun Addinall to claim a Pairs silver medal in the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg. Another bronze arrived in 2002 with Addinall in the Pairs during the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games before he and Addinall finally won a Gold Medal in the Pairs at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games.[5]

In 2007 he won the fours gold medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[6] [7] In 2009 he won the singles gold medal at the Atlantic Championships[8] [9] and two years later won the pairs gold medal at the 2011 Atlantic Championships.[10]

His most recent success came in the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship when he picked up a fifth medal of note by claiming bronze in the Singles in Adelaide.

He was selected as part of the South Africa team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland (his sixth Games).[11]

At national level he has finished runner-up three times at the South African National Bowls Championships bowling for the Belgravia Bowls Club.[12] He finally won a national title, when winning the pairs with Bradley Robinson in May 2023.[13]

Business career

Baker was appointed as a Director of World Bowls on 1 June 2020.[14]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Bowls Players Profiles. Bowls South Africa. 22 May 2021. 22 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210522115930/https://www.bowlssa.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Nov-16.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Glasgow 2014 - Gerry Baker Profile. Commonwealth Games Federation. 7 April 2015. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074908/http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/cycling_road/1000932/gerry_baker.html. dead.
  3. Web site: SA bowler Baker beckons Cyclone Iris into Gold Coast. Times Live.
  4. Web site: HK Classic winners Men Pairs . HKLBA . 7 June 2021.
  5. News: Bowls silver for Mervyn King. 12 October 2010. BBC Sport.
  6. Web site: 2007 Atlantic Championships. World Bowls Ltd. https://web.archive.org/web/20101125035718/http://www.worldbowlsltd.co.uk/results-old.php. 17 May 2021. 25 November 2010.
  7. News: Bowls . 18 July 2007 . The Times . 20 May 2021. 61 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  8. Web site: 2009 Atlantic Championships. World Bowls Ltd. https://web.archive.org/web/20100314062629/http://www.worldbowlsltd.co.uk/results-old.php. 21 May 2021. 14 March 2010.
  9. News: Bowls . 18 May 2009 . The Times . 21 May 2021. 61 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  10. Web site: 2011 Atlantic Championships. https://web.archive.org/web/20111031201626/www.worldbowlsltd.co.uk/mainresults.php . 2011-10-31 . World Bowls Ltd. 19 May 2021.
  11. Web site: Team South Africa for Commonwealth Games announced. The South African.
  12. Web site: Newsletters. South Africa Bowls. 3 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190403215844/https://www.bowlssa.co.za/index.php/updates/newsletters. 3 April 2019. dead.
  13. Web site: Baker, Robinson storm back to win SA pairs title . The South African . 9 August 2023.
  14. Web site: Board Structure. World Bowls. 4 June 2021. 4 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210604112350/http://www.worldbowls.com/about-us/board-structure/. dead.

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