Aaron Wilson (born 24 November 1991) is an Australian international

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. He reached a career high ranking of world number 6 in June 2024.

Bowls career

Wilson won the 2016 World Junior Championships and won the gold medal with bowls partner Brett Wilkie in the

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at the

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and won a silver medal in the fours. He won the

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singles title in 2013. Wilson was selected as part of the Australian team for the 2018

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on the Gold Coast in Queensland, where he won a

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in the

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. He is currently high performance coach of the Cabramatta Bowling Club in Sydney. In 2020, he was selected for the

2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship The 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship was to be the 14th edition of the World Championships to be held at the Broadbeach Bowls Club, Musgrave Hill Bowls Club and Club Helensvale on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. There were to be e ...

in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the

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. The following year in 2021, he won his second Australian Open singles crown. In 2022, he competed in the men's singles and the men's pairs at the

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and won the gold medal in the men's singles. In 2022, he also won his third Australian Open. In 2023, he won his fourth Australian Open, after a second successive pairs win with Ben Twist and then he was selected as part of the team to represent Australia at the

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. He participated in the men's singles and the men's pairs events. In the pairs with

Aaron Teys Aaron Teys (born 7 December 1993) is an international Australian lawn and indoor bowler. He reached a career high ranking of world number 3 in June 2024. Bowls career World Championships In 2020, he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bow ...

, they won the silver medal after losing to Ireland in the final and one week later, in the singles he won a bronze medal after reaching the semi final stage, where he lost to Gary Kelly.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Aaron 1991 births Australian male bowls players Bowls players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Bowls World Champions Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Living people Sportsmen from Victoria (state) 21st-century Australian sportsmen Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists in lawn bowls Commonwealth Games bowls players for Australia