Peter Shaw (bowls)

Peter Shaw
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealander
Born1954
Palmerston North
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Auckland fours
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Warilla pairs
Gold medal – first place 1997 Warilla fours

Peter Shaw is a former New Zealand international lawn bowler.[1][2]

Bowls career

He won a bronze medal at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in the fours with Kevin Darling, Phil Skoglund and Stewart McConnell.[3][4][5]

He won two gold medals in the pairs and fours at the 1997 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships.[6][7][8] and also competed at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.

He won the 1997 singles title, 1998 pairs title and 1997 & 1998 fours title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Northern and North Palmerston Bowls Clubs.[9]

Personal life

He is a company manager by trade.

References

  1. ^ "profile". Bowls tawa.
  2. ^ "Peter Shaw". Olympic.org.nz.
  3. ^ ""Yesterday's Results from Auckland." Times, 3 Feb. 1990, p. 51". Times Digital Archives.
  4. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics.
  5. ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  6. ^ "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  7. ^ "1997 Asia Pacific Championships" (PDF). Bowls USA.
  8. ^ "1997 Asia Pacific Championships" (PDF). Hong Kong Yearbook.
  9. ^ "New Zealand Championships". Bowls Tawa.