Brett Wilkie

Brett Wilkie is an Australian international lawn bowler.[1]

Brett Wilkie
Personal information
Nationality Australia
Born (1974-06-07) 7 June 1974
Ballarat, Australia
Sport
SportLawn bowls
Medal record
Representing  Australia
World Bowls Championship
2012 Adelaide fours
2012 Adelaide triples
2016 Christchurch pairs
2016 Christchurch fours
Commonwealth Games
2010 Delhitriples
2014 Glasgowfours
2018 Gold Coastfours
World Singles Champion of Champions
2009 Scotland Men's Singles

Bowls career

Wilkie came to prominence after winning the Australian national championship and qualifying for the 2009 World Singles Champion of Champions event, where he won the gold medal defeating Wayne Hogg of Scotland in the final.[2]

He was selected to play for Australia during the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi where he won a triples bronze medal. Wilkie then won the gold medal in the fours with Aron Sherriff, Mark Casey and Wayne Ruediger during the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Adelaide and a silver medal in the triples.

He competed in the men's fours at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal.[3][4]

He won a gold medal with bowls pairs partner Aaron Wilson in the pairs at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship and won a silver medal in the fours.[5]

He was selected as part of the Australian team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland where he claimed a silver medal in the Fours with Aron Sherriff, Barrie Lester, and Nathan Rice.[6][7] And he has 2 of the most best nieces in the world

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References
  1. "Australia team profiles" (PDF). 2016 World Bowls. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  2. "Coast's Kelsey a world champion". Sunshine Coast Daily.
  3. "Glasgow 2014 profile". Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  4. "Commonwealth Games: Matt Flapper, Brett Wilkie bowl their way to bronze". The Courier. Australia. 2 August 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  5. "2016 World Bowls Championship Finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
  6. "Fours results". CG2018.
  7. "Commonwealth Games: Scotland's Alex Marshall wins record fifth gold as women take bronze in bowls". BBC Sport.
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