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John Bettles

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John Bettles
Personal information
NationalityBritish (English)
Born(1907-03-30)30 March 1907
Raunds, Northamptonshire, England
Died30 April 1983(1983-04-30) (aged 76)
Raunds, Northamptonshire, England
Sport
ClubIrthlingborough BC
Northamptonshire
Medal record
Representing England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1958 Cardiff fours

John Harris Bettles (1907–1983) was an England international lawn bowler.[1][2]

Bowls career

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He won a gold medal in the fours at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff with Norman King, John Scadgell and Walter Phillips.[3][4][5]

Personal life

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He took up bowls in 1931 and was shoe and boot operative by trade.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Profile". Bowls tawa.
  2. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. ^ "Splendid tribute to bowler". Peterborough Evening Telegraph. 13 February 1958. Retrieved 28 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
  5. ^ ""Empire Games Results." Times, 26 July 1958, p. 3". The Times. Times Digital Archives. 26 July 1958. p. 3.
  6. ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.