Michael Stepney
Scottish indoor bowler (born 1980)
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Michael Stepney (born 1980) is a Scottish indoor bowler.[1] He reached a career high ranking of world number 20 in March 2025.[2]
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| Born | 27 December 1980 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | indoor bowls | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Elgin (indoors) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | 20 (March 2025) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career
He won the Scottish National Singles Championship in 2009 and the British Isles Singles Championship the following year.[1] In 2017, he finished runner-up in the Scottish International Open, losing out to David Gourlay. This helped him break into the WBT top 16 during 2018.[3][4]
In 2022, Stepney won the men's singles gold medal at the inaugural World Bowls Indoor Championships, defeating Stewart Anderson in the final.[5]
Playing with Jason Banks, Stepney won the open pairs title at the 2025 World Indoor Bowls Championship, defeating Jason Greenslade and Robert Paxton in the final.[6]