Les Watson
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (English) |
| Born | 3 May 1909 Darlington, England |
| Died | 1 April 1991 (aged 82) Darlington, England |
| Sport | |
| Club | Darlington East Park |
Medal record | |
John Leslie Watson (1909-1991), was an England international lawn bowler.[1][2]
Bowls career
[edit]He won a gold medal in the Men's Rinks (Fours) at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, with Sidney Drysdale, David Bryant and Tom Fleming.[3]
He won the 1956 National pairs championship with his brother Harry Watson representing Darlington East Park and Durham.[4][5]
Personal life
[edit]He was an engineer by trade.
References
[edit]- ^ "profile". Bowls tawa.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics.
- ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "Past Records". Bowls England.
- ^ "E.B.A. pairs champions". Nottingham Evening News. 23 August 1956. Retrieved 22 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
 | This biographical article relating to United Kingdom lawn or indoor bowls is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- 1909 births
- 1991 deaths
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls
- Bowls players at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- English male bowls players
- Medallists at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- British bowls biography stubs