Willie McQueen (bowls)

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Willie McQueen
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World Outdoor Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1980 Melbourne triples
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1980 Melbourne fours

Willie McQueen is a former Scottish international lawn and indoor bowler. [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.

He won a silver medal in the triples and a silver medal in the fours at the 1980 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne. [2]

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The 1980 Men's World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at the City of Frankston Bowling Club in Frankston, Melbourne, Australia, from 17 January - 2 February 1980.

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References

  1. ↑ "Profile". Bowls tawa.
  2. ↑ Newby, Donald (1991). Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN   0-330-31664-8.
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