{{Short description|Scottish lawn bowler}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = | name = Michael Purdon | image = | image_size = <!--Only for images narrower than 220 pixels.--> | caption = | birth_name = | fullname = | nickname = | nationality = Scottish | citizenship = | residence = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = | yearsactive = | website = | country = | sport = | event = | league = | league_type = | employer = | agent = | height = | weight = | universityteam = | club = Rankin Park, Greenock | turnedpro = | partner = | former_partner = | coach = | coaching = | retired = | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | highestranking = | pb = | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{flag|SCO}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}} {{MedalSilver | 1962 Perth | pairs }} {{MedalSilver | 1962 Perth | fours }} }}

'''Michael Wilson Purdon''' is a former Scottish international lawn bowler.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/athletes/48164|title=Athletes and Results|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation}}</ref>

==Bowls career== He won two silver medals in the pairs with Thomas Hamill and fours at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth with Thomas Hamill, Joseph Black and William Moore.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bowlstawa.nz/titles/players/titles/2521|title=profile|publisher=Bowls tawa}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/commonwealth/bowls.htm|title=Commonwealth Games Medallists|publisher=GBR Athletics}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.teamscotland.scot/the-team/team-scotlands-medallists-at-the-games/team-scotlands-medallists/|title=Team Scotland Commonwealth Games Medallists|publisher=Team Scotland}}</ref>

He also won the 1960 pairs title with Hamill at the Scottish National Bowls Championships.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002750/19600812/188/0014|title= Scottish Championships |date=12 August 1960 |newspaper=Wishaw Press |access-date=17 April 2021|page=14 |via=The British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription }}</ref>

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