Alex McIntosh (bowls)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Scotland |
| Born | 24 May 1936 |
| Died | 16 August 2008 (aged 72) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Lawn and indoor bowls |
| Club | Newbattle BC Midlothian IBC |
Alex McIntosh (1936-2008) was a Scottish international lawn and indoor bowler.
Bowls career
[edit]World Championships
[edit]At the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing McIntosh won a silver medal in the fours and a gold medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy). Eight years later he won two more medals when winning silver in the fours and a bronze in the team event at the 1980 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne.
Commonwealth Games
[edit]McIntosh won three Commonwealth Games medals; a silver in the 1970 Fours, gold medal in the 1974 Pairs and silver in the 1978 Pairs. McIntosh was the standard bearer at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton.[1]
National
[edit]McIntosh began bowling in 1955 and won his first international cap in 1962.[2] His indoor club was Midlothian and outdoor club was Newbattle. He earned a total of 54 caps.
He won the 1968 fours title and two pairs titles (1973 & 1985) at the Scottish National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Newbattle Bowls Club.[3]
Personal life
[edit]He was nicknamed "Big Tosh" and was an engineer at Lady Victoria Colliery. He was educated at Newtongrange Primary School and Newbattle Secondary.[4] McIntosh died on 16 August 2008 aged 72.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-86367-220-5.
- ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- ^ "Bowls: Newbattle legend McIntosh to be honoured by plaque". The Scotsman.
- ^ "Alex McIntosh". Herald Scotland.
- Scottish male bowls players
- 1936 births
- 2008 deaths
- Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Scotland
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Scotland
- Bowls players at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen