Leif Selby (born 26 July 1972) is a retired Australian Lawn bowler.

Bowls career

He won the lawn bowls

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in the singles competition and silver in the pairs with

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at the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. He also won the

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in the singles competition at the

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. He twice won the

in 2009 and 2010 at the

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in Warilla,

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. He won three gold medals and one silver medal at the

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and in 2009, he won the

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singles title.

Retirement

He made a shock announcement in 2012 that he was retiring despite being at the pinnacle of his sport. He had played 142 international games.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Selby, Leif 1972 births Living people Australian male bowls players Bowls World Champions Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Bowls players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Place of birth missing (living people) Commonwealth Games silver medallists in lawn bowls Commonwealth Games bowls players for Australia