Age, Biography and Wiki
Paul Foster was born on 13 March, 1973 in Irvine, Scotland, is a Scottish bowls player. Discover Paul Foster's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 51 years old?
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Irvine, Scotland |
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Scottish
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He is a member of famous player with the age 51 years old group.
Paul Foster Height, Weight & Measurements
At 51 years old, Paul Foster height is 185 cm and Weight 95 kg.
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95 kg |
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Paul Foster Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Paul Foster worth at the age of 51 years old? Paul Foster’s income source is mostly from being a successful player. He is from Scottish. We have estimated Paul Foster's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Paul James Foster (born 13 March 1973) is a multiple world bowls champion who lives in Troon, Scotland.
He plays at Troon Portland (Outdoor) & Ambassador Prestwick (Indoor) bowling clubs.
Foster is the second most prolific winner of the World Indoor Championship singles title, behind six-times winner, pairs partner and close friend Alex Marshall.
He has five wins from seven final appearances (in 1998, 2001, 2005, 2011 and 2017), with his two defeats coming in the 2013 final to Stewart Anderson and in the 2022 final to Les Gillett.
In addition, Foster has won another eight world indoor titles, bringing his career record to 13.
He has won the pairs five times, once with Hugh Duff in 2002 and four times with Alex Marshall (2011, 2012, 2013, and 2019).
He has four Commonwealth Games Gold medals, two in pairs competition with his partner, Alex Marshall (in 2006 and 2014), and two in the fours event (in 2014 and 2018 both with Marshall too).
He was the first bowler to win back-to-back major WBT titles and a record firth major WBT title in 2007, and in 2009, he added a record sixth, which made him the WBT world number one for the first time.
So far, Foster has a record 11 WBT majors to his name.
He was inducted into the World Bowls Tour (WBT) Hall of Fame in 2008, as well as winning Players' Player of the Year and Performance of the Year at the inaugural World Bowls Tour Awards in 2008.
In 2010, Foster won WBT Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year.
During the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship Foster and Marshall added the World Outdoor Pairs title, becoming the first players to win the indoor and outdoor pairs titles in the same year.
In 2012, he was again voted WBT Player of the Year and Players' Player of the Year, also winning Shot of the Year He won another three awards in 2013, which were for Fans' Player of the Year, Performance of the Year, and Shot of the Year.
He has won the Mixed Pairs title with Laura Thomas in 2013 and 2014 and with Alison Merrien in 2022.
Foster was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2014 New Year Honours for services to bowls.
In 2016, two more bronze medals were added, when he competed in the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch.
Foster was selected as SIBA Men's Indoor Player of the Year in 2017 and 2018.
He won a pairs silver as part of the Scottish team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games with Alex Marshall.
In 2022, he competed in the men's pairs and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Partnering Marshall, they won the pairs bronze medal.
He was also inducted in to SIBA Hall of Fame in 2018.
At the Team Scotland Sports Awards, Foster and Marshall were voted Team of the Year in 2019.
In 2020, he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2023, he was selected as part of the team to represent Scotland at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.
He participated in the men's triples and the men's fours events.
One week later in the fours partnering Marshall, Oliver and Jason Banks, the team won their group before reaching the final against Australia, where he won a second silver medal after losing 12–10.