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Paul Girdler

Personal information
Nationality	New Zealander
Born	(1964-03-17) 17 March 1964 (age 60) Edinburgh
Medal record Representing  New Zealand World Outdoor Championships 2000 Johannesburg pairs Asia Pacific Bowls Championships 2001 Melbourne pairs 2001 Melbourne fours 2003 Brisbane fours 2015 Christchurch triples 2015 Christchurch fours

Paul Girdler (born 1964 in Edinburgh) is a New Zealand international lawn bowler.

Bowls career

In 2000 he won a pairs bronze medal with Russell Meyer at the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg. He is also a two-time Asia Pacific Championship gold medallist.

He won five medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, of which three have been gold medals. In 2005, he won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic singles title, in addition to winning the pairs title in 2002.

He was selected as part of the New Zealand team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland.

References

1. "Paul Girdler New Zealand". Olympic.org.nz.
2. "Latest News". Bowls Australia.
3. "Bowls: NZ bowlers in medals". New Zealand Herald.
4. "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
5. "HK Classic winners Men Singles". HKLBA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
6. "HK Classic winners Men Pairs". HKLBA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
7. "Bowls: New Zealand team named for Commonwealth Games". New Zealand Herald.

• Living people
• New Zealand male bowls players
• 1964 births
• Bowls players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
• Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand
• 21st-century New Zealand people
• 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen