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{{Short description|World bowls event}}
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{{Use British English|date=November 2024}}
{{Infobox squash championship
| name           = World Outdoor Championships 2004
| number         = 10
| series         = World Outdoor Bowls Championships
| type           =
| logo           =
| logo_size      =
| location       = {{flagicon|SCO}}&nbsp;[[Ayr]], Scotland, (Men's)<br>{{flagicon|ENG}}&nbsp;[[Leamington Spa]], England, (Women's)
| dates          = 23 July – 7 August, 2004 (men's)<br>3 – 17 September 2004 (women's) 
| website        = 
| category       = [[World Bowls Championship]]
| prize_money    =
| prev           = [[2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship|2000]]
| next           = [[2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship|2008]]
}}
{{Bowls2004WorldChampionship}}

The '''2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship''' <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wb2004.co.uk/intro.html|title=2004 World Championships|publisher=World Bowls 2004|access-date=2015-02-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150129130229/http://wb2004.co.uk/intro.html|archive-date=2015-01-29|url-status=dead}}</ref> was held at the Northfield Bowls Complex in [[Ayr]], Scotland, from 23 July to 7 August 2004 and [[Victoria Park, Leamington Spa]] in England, one month later.

[[Steve Glasson]] won the men's singles Gold defeating [[Alex Marshall (bowls)|Alex Marshall]] in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/08/08/1091903447545.html?from=storylhs|title=Glasson takes world crown|date=9 August 2004 |publisher=smh.com.au}}</ref> Canada claimed the pairs, Scotland took the triples and Ireland won the fours. The Leonard Trophy was won by Scotland for the fifth time extending their impressive record.

Originally the women's championships were going to take place in [[Kuala Lumpur]], Malaysia, during 2003 but due to political reasons it was moved to England the following year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pitchcare.com/magazine/10th-womens-world-championships-2004.html|title=10th women's world championships|publisher=pitchcare.com}}</ref> [[Margaret Johnston (bowls)|Margaret Johnston]] won her third singles crown setting a new record. New Zealand won the pairs, South Africa the triples and England the fours. The Taylor Trophy was won by England for the fourth time.

== <span lang="sule" dir="rtl">Medallists</span> ==

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%"
|-
!width=110| Event
!width=200 style="background-color: gold;"| Gold
!width=200 style="background-color: silver;"| Silver
!width=200 style="background-color: #cc9966;"| Bronze
|-
|Men's singles<br>{{DetailsLink|2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship – Men's singles}}
|| {{flagicon|AUS}} <br> [[Steve Glasson]]
|| {{flagicon|SCO}} <br> [[Alex Marshall (bowls)|Alex Marshall]]
|| {{flagicon|NZL}} <br> [[Russell Meyer]]
|-   
|Men's pairs<br>{{DetailsLink|2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship – Men's pairs}}
|| {{flagicon|CAN}} <br> [[Keith Roney]] <br> [[Ryan Bester]]   
|| {{flagicon|NIR}} <br> [[Noel Graham (bowls)|Noel Graham]] <br> [[Jim Baker (bowls)|Jim Baker]]        
|| {{flagicon|WAL}} <br> [[Jason Greenslade]] <br>  [[Robert Weale]]        
|-
|Men's triples<br>{{DetailsLink|2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship – Men's triples}}
|| {{flagicon|SCO}} <br> [[Jim McIntyre (bowls)|Jim McIntyre]]<br> [[Willie Wood (bowler)|Willie Wood]]<br> [[David Peacock (bowls)|David Peacock]]       
|| {{flagicon|NZL}} <br> [[Rowan Brassey]]<br>  [[Sean Johnson (bowls)|Sean Johnson]] <br>[[Gary Lawson (bowls)|Gary Lawson]]      
|| {{flagicon|ENG}} <br> [[Mervyn King (bowls)|Mervyn King]] <br>  [[Robert Newman (bowls)|Robert Newman]] <br>[[Andy Thomson (bowls)|Andy Thomson]]     
|-
|Men's fours<br>{{DetailsLink|2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship – Men's fours}}
|| {{flagicon|NIR}}   <br> [[Jonny Ross|Jonathan Ross]] <br>[[Noel Graham (bowls)|Noel Graham]]<br> [[Neil Booth]]<br> [[Jim Baker (bowls)|Jim Baker]]    
|| {{flagicon|AUS}}   <br> [[Brett Duprez]] <br>[[Kelvin Kerkow]] <br>[[Kevin Walsh (bowls)|Kevin Walsh]] <br>[[Michael Wilks]]    
|| {{flagicon|ENG}}   <br> [[John Rednall]] <br>[[Mervyn King (bowls)|Mervyn King]] <br>[[Robert Newman (bowls)|Robert Newman]]<br>  [[Andy Thomson (bowls)|Andy Thomson]]   
|-
|[[#W.M.Leonard Trophy|Men's team]]
|| {{flagicon|SCO}} <br> Scotland   
|| {{flagicon|NZL}} <br> New Zealand
|| [[File:Four Provinces Flag.svg|25px]] <br> Ireland
|-
|Women's singles<br>{{DetailsLink|2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship – Women's singles}}
|| [[File:Four Provinces Flag.svg|25px]] <br> [[Margaret Johnston (bowls)|Margaret Johnston]]    
|| {{flagicon|RSA}} <br> [[Lorna Trigwell]]       
|| {{flagicon|SCO}} <br> [[Margaret Letham]] 
|-
|Women's pairs<br>{{DetailsLink|2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship – Women's pairs}}
|| {{flagicon|NZL}} <br> [[Jo Edwards]]  <br>[[Sharon Sims]]       
|| {{flagicon|WAL}} <br> [[Betty Morgan (bowls)|Betty Morgan]] <br> [[Caroline Taylor (bowls)|Caroline Taylor]]       
|| {{flagicon|AUS}} <br> [[Karen Murphy (lawn bowls)|Karen Murphy]] <br> [[Maria Rigby]]     
|-
|Women's triples<br>{{DetailsLink|2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship – Women's triples}}
|| {{flagicon|RSA}} <br> [[Trish Steyn]]<br> [[Jill Hackland]]<br> [[Loraine Victor]]       
|| {{flagicon|AUS}} <br> [[Katrina Wright]]  <br>[[Jenny Harragon]] <br>[[Roma Dunn]]       
|| {{flagicon|NZL}} <br> [[Marlene Castle]] <br>[[Wendy Jensen]] <br> [[Val Smith]]       
|-
|Women's fours<br>{{DetailsLink|2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship – Women's fours}}
|| {{flagicon|ENG}} <br> [[Jayne Christie]] <br> [[Jean Baker (bowls)|Jean Baker]] <br>[[Amy Gowshall|Amy Monkhouse]] <br>[[Ellen Falkner]]         
|| {{flagicon|JER}} <br> [[Christine Grimes]]<br> [[Suzie Dingle]]    <br> [[Gean O'Neil]]<br> [[Karina Bisson]]      
|| {{flagicon|WAL}} <br> [[Caroline Taylor (bowls)|Caroline Taylor]] <br>[[Linda Evans (bowls)|Linda Evans]] <br>[[Anwen Butten]] <br> [[Kathy Pearce]]           
|-
|[[#Taylor Trophy|Women's team]]
|| {{flagicon|ENG}} <br> England   
|| {{flagicon|AUS}}<br> Australia
|| {{flagicon|WAL}}<br>  Wales
|-
|}

== Results ==
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lawnbowls.com.au/deployment/australiaaug2004.htm|title=2004 Results|publisher=Lawn Bowls International|access-date=2015-02-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215032714/http://www.lawnbowls.com.au/deployment/australiaaug2004.htm|archive-date=2015-02-15|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== W.M.Leonard Trophy (team) ===
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%"
|-
!width=20| Pos
!width=200| Team
!width=20| Singles
!width=20| Pairs
!width=20| Triples
!width=20| Fours
!width=20| Total
|-align=center style="background: #FFD633;"
|1 || align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Scotland              || 23 || 20 || 24 || 20 || 87+
|-align=center style="background: #D6D6C2;"
|2 || align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} New Zealand           || 22 || 21 || 23 || 21 || 87
|-align=center style="background: #DBB84D;"
|3 || align="left"|[[File:Four Provinces Flag.svg|25px]] Ireland  || 9 || 23 || 21 || 24 || 77
|-align=center
|4 || align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} England               || 20 || 12 || 22 || 22 || 76
|-align=center
|5 || align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Australia             || 24 || 11 || 17 || 23 || 75
|-align=center
|6 || align="left"|{{flagicon|RSA}} South Africa        || 18 || 18 || 20 || 18 || 74
|-align=center
|7 || align="left"|{{flagicon|WAL}} Wales               || 17 || 22 || 12 || 17 || 68 
|-align=center
|8 || align="left"|{{flagicon|ZIM}} Zimbabwe            || 10 || 19 || 19 || 10 || 58
|-align=center
|9 || align="left"|{{flagicon|ISR}} Israel              || 19 || 15 || 11 || 11 || 56
|-align=center
|10 || align="left"|{{flagicon|JER}} Jersey             || 14 || 13 || 15 || 12 || 54
|-align=center
|11 || align="left"|{{flagicon|CAN}} Canada             || 7 || 24 || 7 || 15 || 53 
|-align=center
|12 || align="left"|{{flagicon|NAM}} Namibia            || 11 || 16 || 8 || 16 || 51
|-align=center
|13 || align="left"|{{flagicon|PHI}} Philippines        || 4 || 14 || 18 || 13 || 49
|-align=center
|14 || align="left"|{{flagicon|HKG}} Hong Kong   || 8 || 17 || 14 || 8 || 47 
|-align=center
|15 || align="left"|{{flagicon|MAS}} Malaysia    || 16 || 10 || 10 || 5 || 41
|-align=center
|16 || align="left"|{{flagicon|Swaziland}} Swaziland      || 13 || 3 || 16 || 9 || 41
|-align=center
|17 || align="left"|{{flagicon|BRA}} Brazil    || 12 || 8 || 4 || 14 || 38
|-align=center
|18 || align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} United States     || 15 || 7 || 9 || 6 || 37 
|-align=center
|19 || align="left"|{{flagicon|FIJ}} Fiji             || 21 || 6 || 3 || 4 || 34
|-align=center
|20 || align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} Spain            || 2 || 5 || 5 || 19 || 31
|-align=center
|21 || align="left"|{{flagicon|KEN}} Kenya    || 6 || 4 || 13 || 7 || 30
|-align=center
|22 || align="left"|{{flagicon|SAM}} Samoa      || 5 || 9 || 6 || 1 || 21 
|-align=center
|23 || align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} Japan    || 3 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 8
|-align=center
|24 || align="left"|{{flagicon|Norfolk Island}} Norfolk Island    || 1 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 7
|}
+ Scotland won on points difference +135 to +121

=== Taylor Trophy (team) ===
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%"
|-
!width=20| Pos
!width=200| Player
!width=20| Singles
!width=20| Pairs
!width=20| Triples
!width=20| Fours
!width=20| Total
|-align=center style="background: #FFD633;"
|1 || align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} England     ||22  ||25 ||24  || 28 || 99+
|-align=center style="background: #D6D6C2;"
|2 || align="left"|{{flagicon|AUS}} Australia ||25  || 27 || 27 || 20 || 99
|-align=center style="background: #DBB84D;"
|3 || align="left"|{{flagicon|WAL}} Wales   || 26 || 28  || 19 || 26  || 99
|-align=center
|4 || align="left"|{{flagicon|RSA}} South Africa    || 28 || 17 || 28 || 23 || 96
|-align=center
|5 || align="left"|{{flagicon|SCO}} Scotland || 27 || 23 || 18 || 25 || 93
|-align=center
|6 || align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} New Zealand || 13 || 29 || 26 || 24 || 92
|-align=center
|7 || align="left"|{{flagicon|JER}} Jersey  || 9 || 20 || 23 || 27|| 79
|}
+ Won by virtue of having more shots

== References ==
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