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{{Short description|Scottish bowls player (born 1967)}}
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| caption = Alex Marshall (left) at the medal award ceremony for the men's doubles teams at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow
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| [[World Bowls Championship|World Outdoor Championships]] | 7 | 4 | 3
| [[World Bowls Championship|World Outdoor Championships]] | 7 | 6 | 4
| [[World Indoor Bowls Championships|World Indoor Championships]] | 14 | 5 | 0
| [[World Indoor Bowls Championships|World Indoor Championships]] | 14 | 6 | 0
| [[Commonwealth Games]] | 5 | 0 | 0
| [[Commonwealth Games]] | 5 | 1 | 0
| Atlantic Championships | 1 | 2 | 0
| [[Atlantic Bowls Championships|Atlantic Championships]] | 3 | 3 | 0
| Hong Kong International Classic | 3 | 0 | 0
| [[Hong Kong International Bowls Classic|Hong Kong Classic]] | 3 | 0 | 0
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{{MedalSport| Lawn [[Bowls]]}}
{{MedalSport| Lawn bowls}}
{{MedalCompetition| [[World Bowls Championship|World Outdoor Championships]]}}<ref name="Bowls Titles">{{cite web | url=http://bowlstawa.com/titles/players/titles/2218 | title=Alex Marshall | publisher=BTotW | accessdate=17 December 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222135234/http://bowlstawa.com/titles/players/titles/2218 | archive-date=22 December 2015 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref>
{{MedalCompetition| [[World Bowls Championship|World Outdoor Championships]]}}<ref name="Bowls Titles">{{cite web | url=http://bowlstawa.com/titles/players/titles/2218 | title=Alex Marshall | publisher=BTotW | access-date=17 December 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222135234/http://bowlstawa.com/titles/players/titles/2218 | archive-date=22 December 2015 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref>
{{MedalGold | [[1992 World Outdoor Bowls Championship|1992 Worthing]] | [[1992_World_Outdoor_Bowls_Championship#Men.27s_Pairs_-_Round_Robin|Men's Pairs]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1992 World Outdoor Bowls Championship|1992 Worthing]] | [[1992 World Outdoor Bowls Championship#Men.27s Pairs - Round Robin|Men's Pairs]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1992 World Outdoor Bowls Championship|1992 Worthing]] | [[1992_World_Outdoor_Bowls_Championship#Men.27s_Fours_-_Round_Robin|Men's Fours]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1992 World Outdoor Bowls Championship|1992 Worthing]] | [[1992 World Outdoor Bowls Championship#Men.27s Fours - Round Robin|Men's Fours]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1992 World Outdoor Bowls Championship|1992 Worthing]] | [[1992_World_Outdoor_Bowls_Championship#W.M.Leonard_Trophy|Men's Team]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1992 World Outdoor Bowls Championship|1992 Worthing]] | [[1992 World Outdoor Bowls Championship#W.M.Leonard Trophy|Leonard Trophy]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1996 World Outdoor Bowls Championship|1996 Adelaide]] | Men's Team }}
{{MedalGold | [[1996 World Outdoor Bowls Championship|1996 Adelaide]] | Leonard Trophy }}
{{MedalGold | [[2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship|2000 Johannesburg]] | [[2000_World_Outdoor_Bowls_Championship#Men.27s_Pairs_-_Round_Robin|Men's Pairs]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[1996 World Outdoor Bowls Championship|1996 Adelaide]] | [[1996 World Outdoor Bowls Championship#Men.27s Pairs - Round Robin|Men's Pairs]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship|2004 Ayr]] | [[2004_World_Outdoor_Bowls_Championship#W.M.Leonard_Trophy|Men's Team]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship|2000 Johannesburg]] | [[2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship#Men.27s Pairs - Round Robin|Men's Pairs]] }}
{{MedalGold| [[2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship|2012 Adelaide]] | [[2012_World_Outdoor_Bowls_Championship#Mens_Pairs_-_Round_Robin|Men's Pairs]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship|2000 Johannesburg]] | [[2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship#W.M.Leonard Trophy|Leonard Trophy]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[1996 World Outdoor Bowls Championship|1996 Adelaide]] | [[1996_World_Outdoor_Bowls_Championship#Men.27s_Pairs_-_Round_Robin|Men's Pairs]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship|2004 Ayr]] | [[2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship#W.M.Leonard Trophy|Leonard Trophy]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship|2000 Johannesburg]] | [[2000_World_Outdoor_Bowls_Championship#W.M.Leonard_Trophy|Men's Team]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship|2004 Ayr]] | [[2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship#Men.27s Singles - Round Robin|Men's Singles]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship|2004 Ayr]] | [[2004_World_Outdoor_Bowls_Championship#Men.27s_Singles_-_Round_Robin|Men's Singles]] }}
{{MedalGold| [[2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship|2012 Adelaide]] | [[2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship#Mens Pairs - Round Robin|Men's Pairs]] }}
{{MedalSilver| [[2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship|2012 Adelaide]] | [[2012_World_Outdoor_Bowls_Championship#W.M.Leonard_Trophy|Men's Team]] }}
{{MedalSilver| [[2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship|2012 Adelaide]] | [[2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship#W.M.Leonard Trophy|Leonard Trophy]] }}
{{MedalBronze| [[2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship|2012 Adelaide]] | [[2012_World_Outdoor_Bowls_Championship#Men.27s_Fours_-_Round_Robin|Men's Fours]] }}
{{MedalBronze| [[2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship|2012 Adelaide]] | [[2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship#Men.27s Fours - Round Robin|Men's Fours]] }}
{{MedalBronze| [[2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship|2016 Christchurch]] | [[2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship - Men's Pairs|Men's Pairs]] }}
{{MedalBronze| [[2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship|2016 Christchurch]] | [[2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship - Men's Pairs|Men's Pairs]] }}
{{MedalBronze| [[2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship|2016 Christchurch]] | [[2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship - Men's Fours|Men's Fours]] }}
{{MedalBronze| [[2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship|2016 Christchurch]] | [[2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship - Men's Fours|Men's Fours]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship|2016 Christchurch]] | [[2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship#Men's team (W.M.Leonard Trophy)|Leonard Trophy]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship|2023 Gold Coast]] | [[2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship – Men's Triples|triples]]}}
{{MedalSilver| [[2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship|2023 Gold Coast]] | [[2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship – Men's Fours|fours]]}}
{{MedalCompetition| [[Commonwealth Games]]}}<ref name="Bowls Titles"/>
{{MedalCompetition| [[Commonwealth Games]]}}<ref name="Bowls Titles"/>
{{MedalGold| [[2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Manchester]] | [[Bowls_at_the_2002_Commonwealth_Games#Men.27s_Singles_-_Round_Robin|Men's Pairs]] }}
{{MedalGold| [[2002 Commonwealth Games|2002 Manchester]] | [[Bowls at the 2002 Commonwealth Games#Men.27s Singles - Round Robin|Men's Pairs]] }}
{{MedalGold| [[2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]] | [[Lawn_bowls_at_the_2006_Commonwealth_Games#Men.27s_Pairs_-_Round_Robin|Men's Pairs]] }}
{{MedalGold| [[2006 Commonwealth Games|2006 Melbourne]] | [[Lawn bowls at the 2006 Commonwealth Games#Men.27s Pairs - Round Robin|Men's Pairs]] }}
{{MedalGold| [[2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Glasgow]] | [[Lawn bowls at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's pairs|Men's Pairs]] }}
{{MedalGold| [[2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Glasgow]] | [[Lawn bowls at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's pairs|Men's Pairs]] }}
{{MedalGold| [[2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Glasgow]] | [[Lawn bowls at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's fours|Men's Fours]] }}
{{MedalGold| [[2014 Commonwealth Games|2014 Glasgow]] | [[Lawn bowls at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's fours|Men's Fours]] }}
{{MedalGold|[[2018 Commonwealth Games|2018 Gold Coast]]|[[Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's fours|Men's Fours]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2018 Commonwealth Games|2018 Gold Coast]]|[[Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's fours|Men's Fours]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2018 Commonwealth Games|2018 Gold Coast]]|[[Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Men's pairs]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2018 Commonwealth Games|2018 Gold Coast]]|[[Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Men's pairs]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2022 Commonwealth Games|2022 Birmingham]]|[[Lawn bowls at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's pairs|Men's pairs]]}}
{{MedalCompetition| Atlantic Championships}}<ref name="Bowls Titles"/>
{{MedalCompetition| [[Atlantic Bowls Championships|Atlantic Championships]]}}<ref name="Bowls Titles"/>
{{MedalGold| 2015 [[Paphos]]<ref name="Day 14"/> | Men's Team }}
{{MedalGold| 2015 [[Paphos]]<ref name="Day 14"/> | Men's Team }}
{{MedalSilver| 2015 [[Paphos]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bowlsscotland.com/news/latest-news/708-scotland-wins-medals-of-every-colour-on-week-one-of-atlantic-championships | title=Scotland wins medals of every colour on week one of Atlantic Championships | publisher=Bowls Scotland | accessdate=17 December 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222084807/http://www.bowlsscotland.com/news/latest-news/708-scotland-wins-medals-of-every-colour-on-week-one-of-atlantic-championships | archive-date=2015-12-22 | url-status=dead }}</ref> | Men's Pairs }}
{{MedalSilver| 2015 [[Paphos]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bowlsscotland.com/news/latest-news/708-scotland-wins-medals-of-every-colour-on-week-one-of-atlantic-championships | title=Scotland wins medals of every colour on week one of Atlantic Championships | publisher=Bowls Scotland | access-date=17 December 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222084807/http://www.bowlsscotland.com/news/latest-news/708-scotland-wins-medals-of-every-colour-on-week-one-of-atlantic-championships | archive-date=2015-12-22 | url-status=dead }}</ref> | Men's Pairs }}
{{MedalSilver| 2015 [[Paphos]]<ref name="Day 14">{{cite web | url=http://www.bowlsscotland.com/news/latest-news/721-atlantic-bowls-championships-day-14-results | title=ATLANTIC BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS - Day 14 results | publisher=Bowls Scotland | accessdate=17 December 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222115915/http://www.bowlsscotland.com/news/latest-news/721-atlantic-bowls-championships-day-14-results | archive-date=2015-12-22 | url-status=dead }}</ref> | Men's Fours }}
{{MedalSilver| 2015 [[Paphos]]<ref name="Day 14">{{cite web | url=http://www.bowlsscotland.com/news/latest-news/721-atlantic-bowls-championships-day-14-results | title=ATLANTIC BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS - Day 14 results | publisher=Bowls Scotland | access-date=17 December 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222115915/http://www.bowlsscotland.com/news/latest-news/721-atlantic-bowls-championships-day-14-results | archive-date=2015-12-22 | url-status=dead }}</ref> | Men's Fours }}
{{MedalGold|2019 Cardiff|Men's Fours}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Cardiff|Men's Team}}
{{MedalSilver|2019 Cardiff|Men's Pairs}}
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'''Alex "Tattie" Marshall, MBE''' (born 8 February 1967) is record breaking [[Scottish people|Scottish]] [[bowls]] player.<ref name="WBT Profile"/><ref name="Glasgow 2014"/><ref name="PLB profile"/>
'''Alex''' "'''Tattie'''" '''Marshall''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}} (born 8 February 1967) is record-breaking [[Scottish people|Scottish]] [[bowls]] player.<ref name="WBT Profile"/><ref name="Glasgow 2014"/><ref name="PLB profile"/>


==Career==
Marshall plays at Gifford Bowls Club (outdoor) and East Lothian Indoor Bowling Club.<ref name="WBT Profile"/> He was awarded an [[MBE (Order of the British Empire)|MBE]] in the [[2007 New Year Honours]] List for his services to the sport.<ref name="Scottish Places">{{cite web | url=http://www.scottish-places.info/people/famousfirst1438.html | title=Alex Marshall | publisher=Scottish Places | accessdate=17 December 2015}}</ref> Marshall began bowling at the age of eight supported by both his father and grandfather and first represented his country in 1988.<ref name="Scottish Places"/>
Marshall plays at Gifford Bowls Club (outdoor) and East Lothian Indoor Bowling Club.<ref name="WBT Profile"/> Marshall began bowling at the age of eight supported by both his father and grandfather and first represented his country in 1988.<ref name="Scottish Places"/>


He is a record breaking six-time [[World Indoor Bowls Championships|World Indoor]] Singles Champion. He has seven World Indoor Pairs titles to his credit (five Men's Pairs and two Mixed Pairs).<ref name="Bowls Titles"/> Marshall has won seven [[World Bowls Championship|World Outdoor Championship]] Gold medals (Pairs in 1992, 2000 and 2012, Fours in 1992, and Team in 1992, 1996 and 2004).<ref name="Bowls Titles"/><ref name="World Pairs">{{cite web | url=http://bowlsscotland.com/news/latest-news/255-foster-and-marshall-world-pairs-champions | title=Foster and Marshall World Pairs Champions | publisher=Bowls Scotland | accessdate=19 November 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119191847/http://bowlsscotland.com/news/latest-news/255-foster-and-marshall-world-pairs-champions | archive-date=2015-11-19 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
He is a record breaking six-time [[World Indoor Bowls Championships|World Indoor]] Singles Champion. He has eight World Indoor Pairs titles to his credit (six Open Pairs and two Mixed Pairs).<ref name="Bowls Titles"/> Marshall has won seven [[World Bowls Championship|World Outdoor Championship]] Gold medals (Pairs in 1992, 2000 and 2012, Fours in 1992, and Team in 1992, 1996 and 2004).<ref name="Bowls Titles"/><ref name="World Pairs">{{cite web | url=http://bowlsscotland.com/news/latest-news/255-foster-and-marshall-world-pairs-champions | title=Foster and Marshall World Pairs Champions | publisher=Bowls Scotland | access-date=19 November 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119191847/http://bowlsscotland.com/news/latest-news/255-foster-and-marshall-world-pairs-champions | archive-date=2015-11-19 | url-status=dead }}</ref>


His other achievements include four [[Commonwealth Games]] Gold medals (Pairs in 2002, 2006 and 2014, and Fours in 2014),<ref name="WBT Profile"/><ref name="Bowls Titles"/> one Atlantic Games Team Gold (in 2015),<ref name="Bowls Titles"/><ref name="Day 14"/> and three Hong Kong International Classic Pairs titles (in 1993, 1996 and 2002).<ref name="WBT Profile"/>
His other achievements include four [[Commonwealth Games]] Gold medals (Pairs in 2002, 2006 and 2014, and Fours in 2014),<ref name="WBT Profile"/><ref name="Bowls Titles"/> one Atlantic Games Team Gold (in 2015),<ref name="Bowls Titles"/><ref name="Day 14"/> and three Hong Kong International Classic Pairs titles (in 1993, 1996 and 2002).<ref name="WBT Profile"/>


In 2012, Marshall and [[Paul Foster (bowls)|Paul Foster]] became the first pair to win the World Indoor and Outdoor Pairs titles in the same year.<ref name="World Pairs"/> In 2013, he claimed his first major WBT title outside the World Indoor title at the UK International Open.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.worldbowlstour.com/news/itemlist/category/34-co-operative-funeralcare-international-open-2013 | title=Marshall's First International Open Win | publisher=WBT | date=8 February 2013 | accessdate=28 June 2015}}</ref> In 2014, he won the [[Australian Premier League]] with the Murray Steamers and was named Most Valuable Player at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.henselite.co.uk/news/team-henselite/marshall-leads-steamers-to-apl02-title | title=MARSHALL LEADS STEAMERS TO APL02 TITLE | publisher=Henselite | date=21 November 2014 | accessdate=24 November 2015}}</ref> Marshall would also offer a challenge to [[Short mat bowls]] players from England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland aiming to defeat them in a game of short mat bowls.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/sport/alex-marshall-in-duel-to-find-the-ultimate-short-mat-bowls-champion-1-1371793 | title=Alex Marshall in duel to find the ultimate short mat bowls champion | publisher=evening News 24 | accessdate=February 28, 2018}}</ref> Marshall would defeat Scotland's Lawrence Moffat and Wales' Ceri Jones; but would lose to Wales' multiple time world champion Steven Williams, and Irelands Dessie Hamilton. In the rubber match, he would draw against England's Dominic Reed. However, Reed would win the game's extra end.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.shortmats.com/challenge/shotComp.php | title=The Greatest Short Mat Challenge | publisher=Greengauge bowls | accessdate=February 28, 2018}}</ref>
In 2012, Marshall and [[Paul Foster (bowls)|Paul Foster]] became the first pair to win the World Indoor and Outdoor Pairs titles in the same year.<ref name="World Pairs"/> In 2013, he claimed his first major WBT title outside the World Indoor title at the UK International Open.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.worldbowlstour.com/news/itemlist/category/34-co-operative-funeralcare-international-open-2013 | title=Marshall's First International Open Win | publisher=WBT | date=8 February 2013 | access-date=28 June 2015}}</ref> In 2014, he won the [[Australian Premier League]] with the Murray Steamers and was named Most Valuable Player at the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.henselite.co.uk/news/team-henselite/marshall-leads-steamers-to-apl02-title | title=MARSHALL LEADS STEAMERS TO APL02 TITLE | publisher=Henselite | date=21 November 2014 | access-date=24 November 2015}}</ref> Marshall would also offer a challenge to [[Short mat bowls]] players from England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland aiming to defeat them in a game of short mat bowls.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/sport/alex-marshall-in-duel-to-find-the-ultimate-short-mat-bowls-champion-1-1371793 | title=Alex Marshall in duel to find the ultimate short mat bowls champion | publisher=evening News 24 | access-date=February 28, 2018}}</ref> Marshall would defeat Scotland's Lawrence Moffat and Wales' Ceri Jones; but would lose to Wales' multiple time world champion Steven Williams, and Irelands Dessie Hamilton. In the rubber match, he would draw against England's Dominic Reed. However, Reed would win the game's extra end.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.shortmats.com/challenge/shotComp.php | title=The Greatest Short Mat Challenge | publisher=Greengauge bowls | access-date=February 28, 2018}}</ref>


In 2016, two more bronze medals were added when he competed in the [[2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship]] in [[Christchurch]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.burnsidebowlingclub.com/2016WorldBowlsChampionshipFinalsResults.html|title=2016 World Bowls Championship Finals|publisher=Burnside Bowling Club}}</ref> He added a pairs silver as part of the [[Scotland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Scottish team]] for the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]] with Paul Foster.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/43694192|title=Commonwealth Games: Wales win bowls men's pairs to deny Scotland's Alex Marshall|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> He then set a gold medal record for Scotland by winning the [[gold medal]] in the [[Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's fours|Fours]] with [[Ronnie Duncan]], [[Derek Oliver]] and Paul Foster.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/lawn-bowls/event-schedule-men-s-fours.htm|title=Fours results|publisher=CG2018}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/43748412|title=Commonwealth Games: Scotland's Alex Marshall wins record fifth gold as women take bronze in bowls|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>
In 2016, two more bronze medals were added when he competed in the [[2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship]] in [[Christchurch]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.burnsidebowlingclub.com/2016WorldBowlsChampionshipFinalsResults.html|title=2016 World Bowls Championship Finals|publisher=Burnside Bowling Club}}</ref> He added a pairs silver as part of the [[Scotland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games|Scottish team]] for the [[2018 Commonwealth Games]] with Paul Foster.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/43694192|title=Commonwealth Games: Wales win bowls men's pairs to deny Scotland's Alex Marshall|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> He then set a gold medal record for Scotland by winning the [[gold medal]] in the [[Lawn bowls at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's fours|Fours]] with [[Ronnie Duncan]], [[Derek Oliver]] and Paul Foster.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/lawn-bowls/event-schedule-men-s-fours.htm|title=Fours results|publisher=CG2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/43748412|title=Commonwealth Games: Scotland's Alex Marshall wins record fifth gold as women take bronze in bowls|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>


The success continued in 2019 when he won another open pairs at the [[2019 World Indoor Bowls Championship]], this was a fourth with Paul Foster and sixth in total. This was his 13th World indoor gold medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldbowlstour.tv/foster-marshall-take-the-world-indoor-pairs-trophies-for-the-fourth-time/|title=FOSTER & MARSHALL TAKE THE WORLD INDOOR PAIRS TROPHIES FOR THE FOURTH TIME|publisher=World Bowls}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/bowls/46954852|title=World Indoor Bowls Championship: Alex Marshall & Paul Foster win men's pairs final|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>
The success continued in 2019,when he won another open pairs at the [[2019 World Indoor Bowls Championship]], this was a fourth with Paul Foster and sixth in total. This was his 14th World indoor gold medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldbowlstour.tv/foster-marshall-take-the-world-indoor-pairs-trophies-for-the-fourth-time/|title=FOSTER & MARSHALL TAKE THE WORLD INDOOR PAIRS TROPHIES FOR THE FOURTH TIME|date=21 January 2019 |publisher=World Bowls}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/bowls/46954852|title=World Indoor Bowls Championship: Alex Marshall & Paul Foster win men's pairs final|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>


In 2020 he was selected for the [[2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship]] in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bowlsscotland.com/news/world-bowls-championships-2020-team-announcement|title=World Bowls Championships 2020 Team Announcement|publisher=Bowls Scotland}}</ref>
In 2020, he was selected for the [[2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship]] in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bowlsscotland.com/news/world-bowls-championships-2020-team-announcement|title=World Bowls Championships 2020 Team Announcement|publisher=Bowls Scotland}}</ref> In 2022, he competed in the [[Lawn bowls at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's pairs|men's pairs]] and the [[Lawn bowls at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – Men's fours|men's fours]] at the [[2022 Commonwealth Games]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/athlete-details/52934|title=Official Games profile|publisher=2022 Commonwealth Games|access-date=2 August 2022}}</ref> Partnering Foster, they won the pairs bronze medal.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/62383542|title=Wales beat England to win gold|work=BBC Sport |access-date=2 August 2022}}</ref>

In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent Scotland at the [[2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bowlsinternational.keypublishing.com/competitors-confirmed-world-bowls-outdoor-championships/ |title=COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023 |website=Bowls International |date=5 June 2023 |access-date=2 September 2023}}</ref> He participated in the [[2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship – Men's Triples|men's triples]] and the [[2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship – Men's Fours|men's fours]] events.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldbowls.com/events-list/ |title=Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia |publisher=World Bowls |access-date=2 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://world2023.bowls.com.au/event-info/schedule/ |title=SCHEDULE & DRAWS |publisher=Bowls Australia |access-date=2 September 2023}}</ref> In the triples, with Paul Foster and Derek Oliver, he won the silver medal. One week later in the fours partnering Foster, Oliver and [[Jason Banks (bowls)|Jason Banks]], the team won their group before reaching the final against Australia, where he won a second silver medal after losing 12–10.

==Awards==
Marshall was appointed a [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in the [[2007 New Year Honours]] for services to bowls.<ref name="Scottish Places">{{cite web | url=http://www.scottish-places.info/people/famousfirst1438.html | title=Alex Marshall | publisher=Scottish Places | access-date=17 December 2015}}</ref><ref name=GB>United Kingdom: {{London Gazette |issue=58196 |date=30 December 2006 |pages=19 |supp=1 }}</ref>


==World Indoor Performance timeline==
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<small>Men's Doubles partners = 2000 - 2003 David Gourlay, 2004 - 2017 & 2019 Paul Foster, 2018 Neil Furman <br/>
<small>Men's Doubles partners = 2000 - 2003 David Gourlay, 2004 - 2017 & 2019 Paul Foster, 2018 Neil Furman <br />Mixed Doubles partners = 2004 Amy Monkhouse, 2006 Laura Hawryszko, 2007 Alison Merrien, 2008 Caroline Brown, 2009 Debbie Stavrou, 2010 - 2011 Carol Ashby, 2012 Janice Gower, 2014 Alison Merrien, 2015 - 2016 Julie Forrest.</small>
Mixed Doubles partners = 2004 Amy Monkhouse, 2006 Laura Hawryszko, 2007 Alison Merrien, 2008 Caroline Brown, 2009 Debbie Stavrou, 2010 - 2011 Carol Ashby, 2012 Janice Gower, 2014 Alison Merrien, 2015 - 2016 Julie Forrest.</small>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://worldbowlstour.tv/alex-marshall/ Alex Marshall] at [[World Bowls Tour]] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150411062350/http://worldbowlstour.com/players/biography/alex-marshall archive])
* {{Team Scotland|alex-marshall}}
* {{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|52934}}


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Revision as of 05:37, 24 March 2024

Alex Marshall
MBE
Marshallat the 2014 at the Commonwealth Games
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born (1967-02-08) 8 February 1967 (age 57)[1][2][3]
Edinburgh, Scotland[1][2][3]
Sport
SportBowls
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Outdoor Championships 7 6 4
World Indoor Championships 14 6 0
Commonwealth Games 5 1 0
Atlantic Championships 3 3 0
Hong Kong Classic 3 0 0
Lawn bowls
World Outdoor Championships[4]
Gold medal – first place 1992 Worthing Men's Pairs
Gold medal – first place 1992 Worthing Men's Fours
Gold medal – first place 1992 Worthing Leonard Trophy
Gold medal – first place 1996 Adelaide Leonard Trophy
Silver medal – second place 1996 Adelaide Men's Pairs
Gold medal – first place 2000 Johannesburg Men's Pairs
Silver medal – second place 2000 Johannesburg Leonard Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2004 Ayr Leonard Trophy
Silver medal – second place 2004 Ayr Men's Singles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Adelaide Men's Pairs
Silver medal – second place 2012 Adelaide Leonard Trophy
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Adelaide Men's Fours
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Christchurch Men's Pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Christchurch Men's Fours
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Christchurch Leonard Trophy
Silver medal – second place 2023 Gold Coast triples
Silver medal – second place 2023 Gold Coast fours
Commonwealth Games[4]
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester Men's Pairs
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne Men's Pairs
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow Men's Pairs
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow Men's Fours
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Men's Fours
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Men's pairs
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Men's pairs
Atlantic Championships[4]
Gold medal – first place 2015 Paphos[5] Men's Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Paphos[6] Men's Pairs
Silver medal – second place 2015 Paphos[5] Men's Fours
Gold medal – first place 2019 Cardiff Men's Fours
Gold medal – first place 2019 Cardiff Men's Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Cardiff Men's Pairs

Alex "Tattie" Marshall MBE (born 8 February 1967) is record-breaking Scottish bowls player.[1][2][3]

Career

Marshall plays at Gifford Bowls Club (outdoor) and East Lothian Indoor Bowling Club.[1] Marshall began bowling at the age of eight supported by both his father and grandfather and first represented his country in 1988.[7]

He is a record breaking six-time World Indoor Singles Champion. He has eight World Indoor Pairs titles to his credit (six Open Pairs and two Mixed Pairs).[4] Marshall has won seven World Outdoor Championship Gold medals (Pairs in 1992, 2000 and 2012, Fours in 1992, and Team in 1992, 1996 and 2004).[4][8]

His other achievements include four Commonwealth Games Gold medals (Pairs in 2002, 2006 and 2014, and Fours in 2014),[1][4] one Atlantic Games Team Gold (in 2015),[4][5] and three Hong Kong International Classic Pairs titles (in 1993, 1996 and 2002).[1]

In 2012, Marshall and Paul Foster became the first pair to win the World Indoor and Outdoor Pairs titles in the same year.[8] In 2013, he claimed his first major WBT title outside the World Indoor title at the UK International Open.[9] In 2014, he won the Australian Premier League with the Murray Steamers and was named Most Valuable Player at the end of the season.[10] Marshall would also offer a challenge to Short mat bowls players from England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland aiming to defeat them in a game of short mat bowls.[11] Marshall would defeat Scotland's Lawrence Moffat and Wales' Ceri Jones; but would lose to Wales' multiple time world champion Steven Williams, and Irelands Dessie Hamilton. In the rubber match, he would draw against England's Dominic Reed. However, Reed would win the game's extra end.[12]

In 2016, two more bronze medals were added when he competed in the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch.[13] He added a pairs silver as part of the Scottish team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games with Paul Foster.[14] He then set a gold medal record for Scotland by winning the gold medal in the Fours with Ronnie Duncan, Derek Oliver and Paul Foster.[15][16]

The success continued in 2019,when he won another open pairs at the 2019 World Indoor Bowls Championship, this was a fourth with Paul Foster and sixth in total. This was his 14th World indoor gold medal.[17][18]

In 2020, he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[19] In 2022, he competed in the men's pairs and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[20] Partnering Foster, they won the pairs bronze medal.[21]

In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent Scotland at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.[22] He participated in the men's triples and the men's fours events.[23][24] In the triples, with Paul Foster and Derek Oliver, he won the silver medal. One week later in the fours partnering Foster, Oliver and Jason Banks, the team won their group before reaching the final against Australia, where he won a second silver medal after losing 12–10.

Awards

Marshall was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2007 New Year Honours for services to bowls.[7][25]

World Indoor Performance timeline

1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Men's Singles DNE R2 DNE DNE DNE W SF SF QF W W R2 R2 W W R2
Open Pairs QF W SF DNE R1 DNE W R1 SF SF QF QF SF R1 SF R1
Mixed Pairs Not held W DNE QF SF RU SF
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Men's Singles R2 RU R1 R2 QF W SF R2 R1 R2 R2 R2 SF
Open Pairs QF W W W RU RU SF QF QF W RU QF QF
Mixed Pairs W R1 R1 DNE QF SF RU QF QF DNE DNE DNE DNE

Men's Doubles partners = 2000 - 2003 David Gourlay, 2004 - 2017 & 2019 Paul Foster, 2018 Neil Furman
Mixed Doubles partners = 2004 Amy Monkhouse, 2006 Laura Hawryszko, 2007 Alison Merrien, 2008 Caroline Brown, 2009 Debbie Stavrou, 2010 - 2011 Carol Ashby, 2012 Janice Gower, 2014 Alison Merrien, 2015 - 2016 Julie Forrest.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Alex Marshall". WBT. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Alex Marshall". Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "Alex Marshall". Premier League Bowls. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Alex Marshall". BTotW. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  5. ^ a b c "ATLANTIC BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS - Day 14 results". Bowls Scotland. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Scotland wins medals of every colour on week one of Atlantic Championships". Bowls Scotland. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Alex Marshall". Scottish Places. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Foster and Marshall World Pairs Champions". Bowls Scotland. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Marshall's First International Open Win". WBT. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  10. ^ "MARSHALL LEADS STEAMERS TO APL02 TITLE". Henselite. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  11. ^ "Alex Marshall in duel to find the ultimate short mat bowls champion". evening News 24. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  12. ^ "The Greatest Short Mat Challenge". Greengauge bowls. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  13. ^ "2016 World Bowls Championship Finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
  14. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Wales win bowls men's pairs to deny Scotland's Alex Marshall". BBC Sport.
  15. ^ "Fours results". CG2018.
  16. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Scotland's Alex Marshall wins record fifth gold as women take bronze in bowls". BBC Sport.
  17. ^ "FOSTER & MARSHALL TAKE THE WORLD INDOOR PAIRS TROPHIES FOR THE FOURTH TIME". World Bowls. 21 January 2019.
  18. ^ "World Indoor Bowls Championship: Alex Marshall & Paul Foster win men's pairs final". BBC Sport.
  19. ^ "World Bowls Championships 2020 Team Announcement". Bowls Scotland.
  20. ^ "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  21. ^ "Wales beat England to win gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  22. ^ "COMPETITORS CONFIRMED: WORLD BOWLS OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2023". Bowls International. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  23. ^ "Events and Results, World Championships 2023 Gold Coast, Australia". World Bowls. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  24. ^ "SCHEDULE & DRAWS". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  25. ^ United Kingdom: "No. 58196". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 30 December 2006. p. 19.
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