Aaron Wilson (bowls)

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Aaron Wilson
Personal information
Nickname(s)Disco Tech[1]
NationalityAustralian
Born (1991-11-24) 24 November 1991 (age 30)
St Arnaud, Victoria
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight90 kg (198 lb)[1]
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubBrighton Bowls Club
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Men's lawn bowls
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Christchurch Pairs
Silver medal – second place 2016 Christchurch Fours
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Singles

Aaron Wilson (born 24 November 1991) is an Australian international lawn bowler.[2]

Bowls career[]

Wilson won the 2016 World Junior Championships[3] and won the gold medal with bowls partner Brett Wilkie in the pairs at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship and won a silver medal in the fours.[4] He won the Australian Open singles title in 2013.

Wilson was selected as part of the Australian team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland, where he won a gold medal in the singles. He is currently high performance coach of the Cabramatta Bowling Club in Sydney.[5]

In 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[6] The following year in 2021, he won his second Australian Open singles crown.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Aaron Wilson". Athlete profile. Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Aaron Wilson". Bowls Australia.
  3. ^ "Aaron Wilson". Henselite.
  4. ^ "2016 World Bowls Championship Finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
  5. ^ MacDonald, Cindy (9 June 2018). "Green power: Aaron Wilson, 26, lawn bowler". The Saturday Paper. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  6. ^ "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: JACKAROOS TEAM CONFIRMED". Bowls Australia.
  7. ^ "Honour Roll". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
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