Robert Paxton (bowls)

Robert Paxton
Personal information
Nationality  England
Born (1978-06-11) 11 June 1978
Exeter
Occupation Sales manager at Bond Bowls
Employer Bond Bowls
Sport
Sport Bowls
Club Crediton & Illminster
Partner Louise Paxton
Achievements and titles
World finals Scottish international open 2011
National finals National singles 2017
Highest world ranking 2
Medal record
Representing  England
World Outdoor Championships
2016 Christchurch triples
World Indoor Bowls Championships
2015 Men's pairs
2015 Mixed pairs
2016 Men's singles

Robert Paxton is an English international outdoor and indoor bowls player.[1]

Robert is from Taunton, Somerset plays out of the Illminster club indoors and out of Crediton BC. [2] and won the 2011 Scottish International Open and held a career high world indoor ranking of 2 in 2015.[3]
In 2015 Paxton partnered Simon Skelton when they won the 2015 World Indoor Bowls Championship Pairs title. Also the 2015 world mixed pairs with Marion Purcell from Wales.

He was runner up in the singles in the 2016 World Indoor Bowls Championship, beaten in the final by Nick Brett. In December 2016 he was part of the triples team with Andy Knapper and Jamie Walker who won the gold medal at 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "England team profiles" (PDF). 2016 World Bowls.
  2. ↑ "Paxton waits to deliver star quality". Telegraph.
  3. ↑ "Players Profile Robert Paxton". World Bowls Tour.
  4. ↑ "World Bowls Championships: England win men's triples title". BBC Sport.
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