Tony Grantham
Tony Grantham (born 30 December 1972) is a New Zealand international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]
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| Nationality | New Zealander | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 December 1972 Whanganui, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Birkenhead BC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career
Grantham from Whanganui, in New Zealand won the New Zealand national championship which qualified him to play in the 2007 World Singles Champion of Champions event. He won the gold medal in the event beating Will James of Swaziland in the final.[2]
He won two medals at the 2011 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in Adelaide.[3] One year later he then won a bronze medal in the triples at the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Adelaide.[4]
Grantham also competed for New Zealand at the 2014 Commonwealth Games[5] and has won three National titles; the 2007 singles title, 2013/14 pairs and 2013/14 fours title at the New Zealand National Bowls Championships, when bowling for the Birkenhead Bowls Club.[6]
In 2022, he competed in the men's pairs and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[7]
Personal life
His partner is fellow bowls international Leanne Chinery of Canada.[2]
References
- "Tony Grantham". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "Bowls: Grantham taking no chances now". Otago Daily Times.
- "Asia Pacific Championships Past Winners" (PDF). World Bowls. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- "World Championship Recap". ilawn bowls.
- "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GRB Athletics.
- "New Zealand Championships". Bowls Tawa.
- "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 2 August 2022.