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Hugh Duff (bowls)

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Scottish lawn and indoor bowler

Hugh Duff
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Bornc.1966
Sport
SportLawn & indoor bowls
ClubWest Park Hull BC (outdoors)
Auchinleck (indoors)
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
Men's bowls
World Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1988 Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 1997 Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2002 Men's pairs

Hugh Duff is a retired Scottish lawn and indoor bowler. He was a member of the Auchinleck Indoor Bowling Club.

Biography

Duff won two world indoor singles title in 1988 and nine years later in 1997. Duff also partnered fellow Scotsman Paul Foster when winning the 2002 World Indoor Pairs.

Bowling as a member of the West Park, Hull club he finished runner-up to Stephen Farish in the 1992 English national singles. In 1995, he was sent home from the Scottish squad after breaking curfew rules.

After losing in a preliminary match in the 2003 World Indoor Bowls Championship, Duff announced that he would retire from the sport.

References

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  2. "Honours".
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  5. "Super Steve". Manchester Evening News. 12 September 1992. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Scots sent home in disgrace". The Independent. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  7. "BOWLING: Why Duff is giving up bowls. - Free Online Library".
  8. "Bowls: Disenchanted Duff ready to walk away". 10 January 2003.
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