Barrie Lester

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Barrie Lester
Personal information
Full nameBarrie Norman Lester
NationalityAustralian
Born (1982-01-24) 24 January 1982 (age 42)
Bendigo, Australia
Sport
SportBowls
ClubBurleigh Heads Bowling Club, QLD
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking26 (June 2024)
Medal record
Men's bowls
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
World Outdoor Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Christchurch triples
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Christchurch fours
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 Melbourne pairs
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast triples
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast fours
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Birmingham triples
Asia Pacific Bowls Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 Gold Coasttriples
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 Gold Coastfours

Barrie Norman Lester (born 24 January 1982) is an Australian international lawn and indoor bowler. [1]

Contents

Bowls career

World Championship

In 2016 he was part of the triples team with Aron Sherriff and Mark Casey who won the silver medal at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch and won another silver medal in the fours. [2]

In 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia. [3]

Commonwealth Games

Lester won a bronze medal in the pairs with Nathan Rice at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. [4]

Further success came as part of the Australian team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland where he won two silver medals in the Triples and the Fours. [5] [6] [7]

In 2022, he competed in the men's triples and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. [8] Lester, along with Carl Healey and Ben Twist won the silver medal. [9]

Asia Pacific

Lester won double gold at the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the Gold Coast, Queensland. [10] [11]

Other

In 2012, he won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic singles title. [12] At national level he has won one Australian National Bowls Championships title and two Australian Opens. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Australian team profiles" (PDF). 2016 World Bowls. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "2016 World Bowls Championship Finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
  3. ↑ "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: JACKAROOS TEAM CONFIRMED". Bowls Australia.
  4. ↑ "10 year anniversary of the Melbourne Commonwealth Games". Bowls Australia.
  5. ↑ "Fours results". CG2018. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Scotland's Alex Marshall wins record fifth gold as women take bronze in bowls". BBC Sport.
  7. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: Scotland beat Australia to win gold in bowls men's triple final". BBC Sport.
  8. ↑ "Official Games profile". 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: England's men take gold in lawn bowls triples". BBC. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "Results Portal". Bowls Australia.
  11. ↑ "Asia Pacific Championships – Gold Coast, Australia – Day 5". World Bowls.
  12. ↑ "HK Classic winners Men Singles". HKLBA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  13. ↑ "2021 AUS CHAMPS: TRIPLES RECAP". Bowls Australia. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
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