Andy Thomson (bowls)

Andrew 'Andy' Edward Thomson MBE[1] is a lawn and indoor bowler. Thomson was born in Fife, Scotland on 26 November 1955 and represented Scotland before deciding to represent England.

Andy Thomson
Personal information
Nationality Scotland
 England
Born (1955-11-26) 26 November 1955
Fife
Sport
ClubCyphers (indoor)
Blackheath & Greenwich (outdoor)
Medal record
Representing  England
World Outdoor Championships
1996Men's fours
2004 Men's triples
2004 Men's fours
World Indoor Bowls Championships
1993Men's pairs
1994Men's singles
1995Men's singles
2008Men's pairs
2010Men's pairs
2012Men's singles
Commonwealth Games
1994 Victoria Men's pairs

Bowls career

Thomson won the Buckhaven Club Championship at the age of 16 and one year later was the Fife under-30 champion. In 1978 he won the Scottish junior indoor title. After moving to Kent he claimed the 1981 EBA national singles.[2]

He represented England in the singles, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.[3][4] Eight years later he partnered Gary Smith in the pairs and they won a bronze medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games.

In 1993 he partnered Gary Smith as the pair won the World Indoor Bowls Championships Pairs title. Then in successive seasons he won the 1994 and 1995 World Indoor Bowls Championships Men's Singles title. In 1996 he was part of the Men's Fours who won the World Championships in Adelaide, Australia.

In 2008 & 2010 he won the pairs title with Ian Bond and also became World Matchplay champion in 2008. At the WBT 2010 Awards Dinner he was awarded the 'Lifetime Achievement' Award as well as picking up his third World Indoor Pairs title.

In 2012 Andy Thomson won his third World Indoor Singles title, 17 years after his previous success.[5] Three years later he reached the final once more, but was defeated by Alex Marshall.

More recently Thomson spoke out against the new timing clock introduced for the 2013 World Indoor Championships. [6]

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References
  1. Andy Thomson
  2. Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls the Records. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
  3. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
  4. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  5. "Andy Thomson wins third World Bowls Championship". BBC Sport. 29 January 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  6. http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/sport/world_indoor_bowls_champion_andy_thomson_no_fan_of_clock_watch_bowls_1_1790325
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