Matt Le Ber

Matt Le Ber
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Guernsey)
Born (1984-09-17) 17 September 1984 (age 40)[1]
Guernsey
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubVale Recreation BC
Medal record
Representing  Guernsey
Atlantic Bowls Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Ayr singles
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 pairs
Gold medal – first place 2013 fours
Gold medal – first place 2016 triples
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Jersey pairs
Silver medal – second place 2017 Jersey team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Guernsey mixed four
Gold medal – first place 2019 Guernsey team

Matthew Len Le Ber (born 1984) is an international lawn bowler from Guernsey.[2]

Bowls career

He made his international debut in 2001 and represented Guernsey at four Commonwealth Games; in the singles at the 2006 Commonwealth Games & 2010 Commonwealth Games, in the singles and triples at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the pairs at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[1]

He is a three times British champion winning the 2005 pairs, 2013 fours and 2016 triples at the British Isles Bowls Championships.[3]

In 2007, he won the singles silver medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[4][5] and in 2017 won gold and silver medals at the European Bowls Championships. Two years later in 2019, he won two gold medals at the same Championships.[6]

Personal life

He is an accounts administrator by trade and his father is Len Le Ber (another bowls international).[7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Participants". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  2. ^ "MEDAL RUSH FOR ENGLAND AT EUROPEANS". Bowls England. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council. 30 July 2013.
  4. ^ "2007 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Bowls". The Times. 18 July 2007. p. 61. Retrieved 20 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  6. ^ "2019 results". Bowls Europe. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  7. ^ "A silver lining". Guernsey Press. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  8. ^ "2006 participants". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 1 June 2021.