Background
Glasson was born in Sydney, New South Wales in 1969. His father, Bob Glasson was a former Queensland bowls representative.
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Steve Glasson
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He was number one in the world in 2004 and was ranked first in Australia between 1997 and 2005. He is currently the Australian national bowls coach. Glasson took up bowls as a young child in the mid-1970s.
While working as a bank teller as a teenager, his bank was held up.
He decided to change jobs, becoming an apprentice greenkeeper at a bowls club He was the number one ranked player in Australia between 1997 and 2005.
Bowls Australia claimed that poor form had also been a contributory factor. As of 2012, he only plays occasionally to focus on his off-field role as a coach.
In 2011 he replaced Rex Johnston as Bowls Australia national coach.
World Indoor Championships World Outdoor Championships Commonwealth Games Asia Pacific Games Transport Tasman Series United Kingdom V The rest of the world South African Masters Many Test Series V other countries Hong Kong Classic World Bowls Championship Gold (Overall Team)-2000 World Outdoor Singles Runner Up-2000 World Outdoor Triples Runner Up-2000 4xNSW Premier League Titles With Street Johns Park Bowling Club World Indoor Paris Semi-Finalist-Twice 1998&2000 Asia Pacific-Gold,Silver& Bronze MedalistNumerous events South African Masters Runner Up-1999 20 Australian Championships.
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