Bert Thomson (bowls)

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Bert Thomson
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
Born1927 (1927)
Sport
ClubDeans-Livingston Station BC
and West Lothian
Medal record
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1966 Kyeemagh fours
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1966 Kyeemagh team

Robert Thomson (born 1927) is a Scottish international lawn bowler. [1]

Bowls career

Thomson competed in the first World Bowls Championship in Kyeemagh, New South Wales, Australia in 1966 [2] and won a bronze medal in the fours with Willie Adrain, Willie Dyet and Harry Reston at the event. [3] He also won a silver medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy). [4]

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References

  1. "Profile". Bowls tawa. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  2. Ampol Petroleum Ltd (1966). First World Bowls Championship Pre ISBN. Public Relations Dept, Ampol Petroleum Ltd, Sydney, Australia.
  3. "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
  4. Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN   0-7091-3658-7.