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| Nationality |  Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 December 1873 Cambusnethan, Wishaw | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 October 1947 (aged 73) [1] Strathaven, South Lanarkshire | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Wishaw | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Robert Sprot (1873-1947) was a Scottish international lawn bowls player who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games. [2]
At the 1934 British Empire Games he won the gold medal in the singles event. [3]
He was capped 33 times and was the Scottish singles champion in 1910, 1920 and 1929 becoming the first player to win the title on three occasions. His uncle George Sprot also won the Scottish National Bowls Championships in 1894 and 1896 (the former being the inaugural singles championship). [4]
His three singles titles still constitute a record held equally with David Dall, Joseph Black and Darren Burnett. [5] [6] [7]
Margaret Croft Scriven-Vivian was a British tennis player and the first woman from that country to win the singles title at the French Championships in 1933. She also won the singles title at the 1934 French Championships, defeating Helen Jacobs in the final. She was ranked No. 5 in the world in 1933 and 1934.
Samuel Johnstone Irving was an Irish professional footballer and manager. Born In Ireland, he was raised in Scotland before playing football in the North of England. He turned professional in 1913 and played in the Football League for Bristol City before World War I. After the war he returned to non-league in England.
Sarah Gillow Marshall "Cissie" Stewart, later known by her married name Sarah Hunt, was a Scottish swimmer who competed and won a silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Darren William Burnett is a Scottish lawn bowler and indoor bowler.
Barbara Mary Cameron is a Northern Irish international lawn bowler and bowls coach.
Margaret Johnson MBE is a former Northern Irish lawn and indoor bowler.
David McGill (1947-2022) was a Scottish international lawn and indoor bowler and commentator.
Angus Blair is a former Scottish international lawn and indoor bowler.
Phillis Nolan was an Irish lawn bowler.
Senga McCrone (1934–2020) was a Scottish international lawn and indoor bowler.
Percy Thomson Watson, was a Northern Ireland international lawn bowler.
Joseph Watson Black (1909-1988) was a Scottish international lawn bowler.
The Scottish National Bowls Championships is one of the oldest bowls competitions in the world. In 1892 Mr James Brown of Sanquhar BC and Dr Clark of the Partick BC formed the Scottish Bowls Association and organised the first rink (fours) championship the following year at the Queen's Park Club, Glasgow.
The Irish National Bowls Championships combines Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Traditionally the game was played mainly in Northern Ireland but the Kenilworth Bowling Club of Dublin joined the Irish Bowls Association in 1906, which prompted the merger into one team. With the exception of the Commonwealth Games players continue to represent a combined Ireland team at all major international championships.
The men's singles four wood is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships.
The men's pairs is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships.
The men's fours is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships.
The women's singles four wood is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships.
The women's pairs is one of the events at the annual Bowls England National Championships.
The British Isles Bowls Championships is a tournament held between the champions of their respective nations, England Scotland, Wales, combined Ireland and more recently Guernsey and Jersey. It was first held in 1960 although the triples event did not start until 1977.
