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Nationality | England |
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Thurmaston, Leicestershire |
11 June 1955
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Tony Allcock MBE (born 1955) is a British bowls player. Born in Leicestershire, England, he is twice world outdoor singles champion (1992 and 1996), and three times World Indoor Singles Champion (1986, 1987 and 2002). He was also world indoor pairs champion with David Bryant six times (1986–87 and 1989–92). He has won fourteen world titles in total. He also competed in the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada, where he won the silver medal in the men's singles event.
Allcock was appointed the bowls performance coach for the England team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. He is the current Chief Executive of Bowls England.
He has also written several books on bowls, and released a series of instructional videos on the subject.