Mark NOBLE
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Lawn Bowls
Lawn Bowls
Birth Date: 30 Sep 1962Place of Birth: WELLINGTONCountry of birth: NZLAge: 55Gender:
Men
Sport Class:
B6
Mark NOBLE - Schedule
| Time | Event | Status | ||
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Thu, 5 Apr
19:00
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Open B6/B7/B8 Triples
Section A - Round 1
NZL New Zealand
26
WAL Wales
5
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Finished |
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Fri, 6 Apr
19:00
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Open B6/B7/B8 Triples
Section A - Round 2
NZL New Zealand
12
ENG England
13
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Finished |
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Sat, 7 Apr
19:30
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Open B6/B7/B8 Triples
Section A - Round 3
NZL New Zealand
17
SCO Scotland
9
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Finished |
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Sun, 8 Apr
17:31
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Open B6/B7/B8 Triples
Section A - Round 4
NZL New Zealand
19
RSA South Africa
11
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Finished |
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Mon, 9 Apr
20:00
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Open B6/B7/B8 Triples
Section A - Round 5
NZL New Zealand
11
AUS Australia
16
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Finished |
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Wed, 11 Apr
16:01
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Open B6/B7/B8 Triples
Semi Final
ENG England
11
NZL New Zealand
18
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Finished |
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Thu, 12 Apr
12:30
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Open B6/B7/B8 Triples
Gold Medal Match
AUS Australia
14
NZL New Zealand
13
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Finished |
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WAL
ENG
SCO
RSA
AUSBiographical Information
Highlights:
| Year | Location | Event | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Glasgow, SCO | B6/B7/B8 Open Triples | 2 |
Hobbies: Chess (Athlete, 6 Jun 2017)
Occupation: Chess coach (Athlete, 6 Jun 2017)
Languages spoken: English
Coach:
PERSONAL/NATIONAL: Sharon SIMS (NZL) (Athlete, 6 Jun 2017)
Other sports:
Became an international chess grandmaster in 2010, the first New Zealander to achieve the rank since 1982. (stuff.co.nz, 19 May 2010).
Reason: "My family all played bowls." (Athlete, 6 Jun 2017)
Ambition: Win a Commonwealth Games gold medal and a world chess championship. (Athlete, 6 Jun 2017)
Memorable: "Winning 10 New Zealand chess championships in a row, winning my grandmaster title, and winning a Commonwealth Games silver medal in 2014." (Athlete, 6 Jun 2017)
Influence: Russian chess grandmaster, Anatoly KARPOV. "Plays my style of chess." (Athlete, 6 Jun 2017)
Additional information:
SO CLOSE
After forcing an extra end in the gold medal match of the open triples at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, New Zealand lost by two shots to South Africa. (stuff.co.nz, 22 Nov 2017)
GRANDMASTER
Is New Zealand's only correspondence Chess Grandmaster. (NZOC, 22 Nov 2017)
Legend
: Gold
: Silver
: Bronze- : Gold Medal Event
: Bronze Medal Event
Lawn Bowls Latest Medals
