NICK BRETT

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Nick Brett
 	 	
Personal information 	Personal information 	
Nationality 	British (English) 	
Born 	14 May 1974 (age 48)
Peterborough, England	
Sport 	Sport 	
Sport 	Bowls 	
Club 	Brampton BC
Huntingdon IBC 	
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Representing  England 	Representing  England 	Representing  England
Men's Bowls 	Men's Bowls 	Men's Bowls
Commonwealth Games 	Commonwealth Games 	Commonwealth Games
 	2022 Birmingham 	triples
 	2022 Birmingham 	fours
World Indoor Bowls Championships	World Indoor Bowls Championships	World Indoor Bowls Championships
 	2014 	pairs
 	2016 	singles
 	2017 	Mixed pairs
 	2020 	pairs
 	2020 	pairs
British Isles Championships 	British Isles Championships 	British Isles Championships
 	2000 	singles
National championships 	National championships 	National championships
 	1999 	singles
 	2022 	pairs
Nick Brett is an English lawn and indoor bowler.
== Bowls career[edit] ==
Brett bowls for the Huntingdon indoor bowls club and Brampton outdoor bowls club. He was ranked the indoor world number 1 in 2015 and 2016. and also won an outdoors National Title in 1999 and subsequent singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 2000.
Brett's greatest achievement before 2016 was winning the 2014 World Indoor Bowls Championship Pairs title partnering Greg Harlow. It was during the 2016 World Indoor Bowls Championship that Brett became the World Singles Champion for the first time beating Robert Paxton in a competitive final.
Brett followed up his 2016 success by winning the mixed pairs title at the 2017 World Indoor Bowls Championship with Claire Johnston of Scotland. He then joined an exclusive group of players who have won five or more world indoor titles after winning both the open pairs and mixed pairs at the 2020 World Indoor Bowls Championship and he narrowly failed to become the first player to win the treble after losing to Paxton in the open singles final. Other major indoor wins include the 2015 International Open and the 2013 and 2014 Scottish International Open.
In 2020, he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia. World ranked number one indoors he was unable to participate in the 2021 World Indoor Bowls Championship because he broke his arm following an accident playing golf.
In 2022, he competed in the men's triples and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The team of Brett, Louis Ridout and Jamie Chestney won the triples gold medal and in the fours he also secured a bronze medal. The success during 2022 continued when he secured a second national title, winning the 2022 pairs with Lewis Baker.
== Personal life[edit] ==
Brett is a supervisor by trade and is married with two children. Due to injury in 2021 he was unable to compete in the World Indoor Championships and consequently joined the commentary team for the event.
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# ^ "The Delivery, Delight for duo Baker and Brett on day six". Bowls England. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
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