Stephen John Glasson
OAM (born 10 April 1969) is an Australian
bowls player. He was number one in the world in 2004 and was ranked first in Australia between 1997 and 2005. He is currently the Australian national bowls coach.
Early life
Glasson was born in Sydney, New South Wales in 1969. His father, Bob Glasson was a former Queensland bowls representative.[1][2] Glasson took up bowls as a young child in the mid-1970s.[3][4]
While working as a bank teller as a teenager, his bank was held up. He decided to change jobs, becoming an apprentice greenkeeper at a bowls club.[4]
Playing career
World Championships
In 2004 Glasson became world singles champion when he won a gold medal at the
2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Scotland, becoming the first Australian to be world number one in men's singles.[5]
Glasson won the Australian National Indoor championship nine times (1994, 1997–1999, 2001–2005). He was the number one ranked player in Australia between 1997 and 2005.[7][8]
In 2011 he replaced
Rex Johnston as Bowls Australia national coach.[13][14][15] In 2012, he only played occasionally to focus on his off-field role as a coach.[16]
Honours
In 2000 Glasson was awarded the
Australian Sports Medal for his playing and coaching achievements.[17] He was inducted into the
Bowls Australia Hall of Fame in 2011.[18] He was further honoured in 2012, awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM).[19]
Other major bowling achievements
4xNSW Premier League Titles With St Johns Park Bowling Club
Mazda Jack High Winner-1997
World Indoor Pairs Semi-Finalist-Twice 1998&2000
South African Masters Runner Up-1999
References
^Raabus, Carol (19 September 2007).
"Lawn bowls on a roll". ABC Hobart. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 September 2012.