Garry Hood

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Garry Hood
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Bornc.1962
Sport
SportLawn and indoor bowls
ClubMauchline BC
Medal record
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
British Isles Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1996triples
Scottish Nationals
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1995triples

Garry Hood (born c.1962) is a former international lawn bowler from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Hood was a member of the Mauchline Bowls Club [1] and represented Scotland at international level. [2]

Hood represented the Scottish team [3] at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada, where he competed in the fours event, [4] with Willie Wood, Billy Hay and Ian Laird. [5]

He was the triples champion of Scotland at the 1995 Scottish National Bowls Championships [6] and subsequently qualified to represent Scotland at the British Isles Bowls Championships, wwinning the triples title in 1996. [7]

In 1996 he was appointed the bowls co-ordinator for the Thomson Travel Group in Cyprus. [8]

In 2022, Hood who suffered from Guillain–Barré syndrome, was due to go to his second Commonwealth Games, 28 years after his first. However he lost his place when Bowls Scotland withdrew him following a social media post by Hood. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Garry Hood of Mauchline was named in the Scotland squad" . Ayrshire Post. 12 June 1992. p. 107. Retrieved 10 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Mixed luck for Scots" . Aberdeen Press and Journal. 17 August 1994. p. 28. Retrieved 10 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Scots pick up push for gold" . Aberdeen Evening Express. 22 August 1994. p. 20. Retrieved 10 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Laird, Hay play in Games" . Aberdeen Press and Journal. 23 September 1993. p. 27. Retrieved 9 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Scotland Victoria 1994". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  6. ↑ "Previous Winners". Bowls Scotland. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "History". British Isles Council. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "Bowling" . Ayrshire Post. 13 September 1996. p. 49. Retrieved 10 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Garry Hood: Bowler axed from Games". Cumnock Chronicle. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
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