Safuan Said (born 1982) is a Malaysian international

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Bowls career

He won the lawn bowls gold medal in the singles competition at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in

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and a bronze medal in the pairs with

Fairul Izwan Abd Muin Fairul Izwan Abdul Muin (born 3 November 1982) is a Malaysian lawn bowler. Bowls career World Championships Muin won a pairs bronze medal at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch, New Zealand. In 2020 he was selected for the ...

. He has also won five medals at the

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including two singles gold medals in 2005 and 2011 and a gold medal in the pairs event at the

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in Angeles City. Indoors, he won the 2005 World Junior Cup and also won the gold medal at the 2008

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in Warilla,

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, Australia.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Said, Safuan Living people 1982 births Malaysian male bowls players Bowls World Champions Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Malaysia SEA Games medalists in lawn bowls SEA Games gold medalists for Malaysia SEA Games silver medalists for Malaysia SEA Games bronze medalists for Malaysia Bowls players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Competitors at the 2005 SEA Games Competitors at the 2007 SEA Games Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games