Alex Marshall (bowls)
Alex "Tattie" Marshall, MBE (born 8 February 1967) is a Scottish bowls player.[1][2][3]
Marshall plays at Gifford Bowls Club (outdoor) and East Lothian Indoor Bowling Club.[1] He was awarded an MBE in the 2007 New Year Honours List for his services to the sport.[7] 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 six World Indoor Pairs titles to his credit (four Men's Pairs and two Mixed Pairs).[4] Marshall has won six 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]
In 2016 two more bronze medals were added when he competed in the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch.[11]
World Indoor Performance timeline
| Tournament | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Singles | W | SF | SF | QF | W | W | R2 | R2 | W | W | R2 | R2 | RU | R1 | R2 | QF | W | SF |
| Men's Pairs | DNE | W | R1 | SF | SF | QF | QF | SF | R1 | SF | R1 | QF | W | W | W | RU | RU | SF |
| Mixed Pairs | Not held | W | DNE | QF | SF | RU | SF | W | R1 | R1 | DNE | QF | SF | RU | ||||
Men's Doubles partners = 2000 - 2003 David Gourlay, 2004 - 2016 Paul Foster.
Mixed Doubles partners = 2004 Amy Monkhouse, 2006 Laura Hawryszko, 2007 Allison Merrien, 2008 Caroline Brown, 2009 Debbie Stavrou, 2010 - 2011 Carol Ashby, 2012 Janice Gowler, 2014 Allison Merrien, 2015 - 2016 Julie Forrest.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Alex Marshall". WBT. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Alex Marshall". Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Alex Marshall". Premier League Bowls. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d e f g "Alex Marshall". BTotW. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ a b c "ATLANTIC BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS - Day 14 results". Bowls Scotland. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ "Scotland wins medals of every colour on week one of Atlantic Championships". Bowls Scotland. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Alex Marshall". Scottish Places. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Foster and Marshall World Pairs Champions". Bowls Scotland. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ "Marshall's First International Open Win". WBT. 8 February 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ "MARSHALL LEADS STEAMERS TO APL02 TITLE". Henselite. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ "2016 World Bowls Championship Finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
- 1967 births
- Living people
- People from Tranent
- Scottish male bowls players
- Bowls players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Sportspeople from East Lothian
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Scotland
- Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls
- Bowls World Champions
- Members of the Order of the British Empire