Ben Twist

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Ben Twist
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1990-06-01) 1 June 1990 (age 33)
Sport
ClubSt Johns Park BC
Medal record
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham triples

Ben Twist (born 1 June 1990) is an Australian international lawn bowler.[1]

Bowls career[edit]

He started bowling in 2003 and his first success was the Queensland state triples in 2007. He won the Australian Open triples in 2010 and made his international debut in 2018.[2]

Twist became the Australian national champion after winning the 2019 Australian National Bowls Championships triples title.[3]

In 2018, he won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic singles title, having previously won the pairs with Jesse Noronha in 2017.[4] In 2021, he won his second Australian Open crown, this time in the fours.[5]

In 2022, he competed in the men's triples and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[6] Twist, along with Carl Healey and Barrie Lester won the silver medal.[7] Later in 2022, he won a third Australian Open.

In 2023, he won his fourth Australian Open, after a second successive pairs win with Aaron Wilson.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ben Twist". Bowls Tawa. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Ben Twist Profile". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  3. ^ "2019 Australian Championships Men's triples". Bowls Australia.
  4. ^ "HONG KONG GOLD FOR BEN TWIST AND AUSSIE PAIR". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Honour Roll". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2021.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Commonwealth Games: England's men take gold in lawn bowls triples". BBC. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Honour Roll". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 13 September 2023.