{{Short description|British bowls player}} {{Use British English|date=August 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox sportsperson | headercolor = | name = Stephen Farish | image = | image_size = <!--Only for images narrower than 220 pixels.--> | caption = | fullname = Stephen Edward Farish | nationality = British (English) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|8|12|df=y}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | sport = Lawn bowls | club = Wigton Bowling Club | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{ENG}}}} {{MedalCompetition | World Outdoor Championships }} {{MedalBronze| 2008 Christchurch | fours}} {{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}} {{MedalSilver|2002 Manchester|pairs}} {{MedalCompetition|British Isles Championships}} {{MedalGold|2001|pairs}} {{MedalGold|1998|triples}} }}
'''Stephen Edward Farish''' (born 12 August 1970) is an English international bowls player.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m2006.thecgf.com/Participants/Participants?ID=103774|title=Stephen Farish profile|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation}}</ref>
== Biography == In 1992, Farish won the national singles title after defeating Hugh Duff in the final.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0004985/19920912/084/0084 |title=Super Steve |work=Manchester Evening News |date=12 September 1992 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=19 August 2024}}</ref> He has further National Championship titles in 1997 and 2000.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005195/20000907/613/0069 |title=Andy's wisdom beyond his years |work=Worthing Herald |date=7 September 2000 |via=British Newspaper Archive|url-access=subscription |access-date=22 August 2024}}</ref>
In 2002 he won a silver medal with Dean Morgan in the pairs at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thecgf.com/search/athlete.asp|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912135955/http://www.thecgf.com/search/athlete.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-09-12|title=Games Results for Stephen Farish|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation}}</ref>
In 2008 he won a bronze medal with Mark Bantock, Robert Newman and Graham Shadwell in the fours at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch, New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pressreader.com/new-zealand/sunday-star-times/20080106/282127812149033|title=Forsyth Saga can be Explosive|publisher=Press Reader}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * {{CGF profile}} * {{2006 Commonwealth Games profile|103774}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Farish, Stephen}} Category:1970 births Category:Living people Category:English male bowls players Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for England Category:Bowls players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Category:Bowls players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Category:Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists in lawn bowls
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