Bobby Stenhouse

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Bobby Stenhouse
Personal information
NationalityFlag of England.svg  England
Born(1924-12-16)16 December 1924
Tynemouth
Died4 April 1990(1990-04-04) (aged 65)
Wellingborough
Sport
SportBowls
ClubWellingborough Town BC
Medal record
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1966 Kyeemagh team

Robert Hastie Stenhouse (1924-1990) was an England international lawn and indoor bowls competitor. [1]

Bowls sport

Bowls or lawn bowls is a sport in which the objective is to roll biased balls so that they stop close to a smaller ball called a "jack" or "kitty". It is played on a bowling green which may be flat or convex or uneven. It is normally played outdoors and the outdoor surface is either natural grass, artificial turf, or cotula.

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Bowls career

He captained England at the 1966 World Outdoor Bowls Championship where he won a bronze medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy) and four years later represented England at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in the fours event. [2]

The 1966 Men's World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at Kyeemagh, New South Wales, Australia, from 10–23 October 1966.
David Bryant won the singles which was held in a round robin format.
The pairs and triples gold went to Australia which helped them win the overall team competition called the WM Leonard Cup. The fours gold was claimed by New Zealand.

Bronze medal award usually given for third-place finishers of an event

A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receives a gold medal and the second place a silver medal. More generally, bronze is traditionally the most common metal used for all types of high-quality medals, including artistic ones. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis, Missouri, before which only first and second places were awarded.

He won the 1963 fours title at the England Men's National Championships when bowling for Wellingborough Town BC. [3]

During the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship he was the England team manager and was also an indoor international from 1968-1972. [3]

The 1972 Men's World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at Beach House Park in Worthing, England, from 5–17 June 1972.
Maldwyn Evans won the singles which was held in a round robin format.
The Pairs Gold was won by Hong Kong, the Triples Gold by the United States and the Fours Gold went to England. Scotland lifted the Leonard Trophy with just one point more than South Africa and the United States.

Personal life

He took up bowls with his father in 1947 and was married in 1953. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Newby, Donald (1990). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN   0-330-31664-8.
  2. ↑ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. 1 2 3 Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN   0-7091-3658-7.
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