Robert Sprot
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| Nationality |  Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 December 1873 Cambusnethan, Wishaw | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 October 1947 (aged 73)[1] Strathaven, South Lanarkshire | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Wishaw | ||||||||||||||
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Robert Sprot (1873-1947) was a Scottish international lawn bowls player who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.[2]
Bowls career
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bob Sprot". Wishaw Press. 17 October 1947. p. 6. Retrieved 17 April 2021 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-86367-220-5.
- "Profile". Bowls Tawa. - ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ Warters, Bob (1984). Fifth World Bowls Championship Official Souvenir. Key Publishing Ltd.
- "Past Winners". Bowls Scotland. - ^ "Bowling Scottish Championships". The Scotsman. 8 August 1910. p. 4. Retrieved 17 April 2021 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scottish Bowling Championships". Dundee Courier. 9 August 1920. p. 4. Retrieved 17 April 2021 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Round the Bowling Greens". Dundee Evening Telegraph. 7 August 1929. p. 9. Retrieved 17 April 2021 – via The British Newspaper Archive.