Syd Thompson
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| Nationality |  Northern Ireland | |||||||||||||
| Born | 29 August 1912 Belfast | |||||||||||||
| Died | 1998 (aged 85–86) Belfast | |||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | Bowls | |||||||||||||
| Partner | Sarah Ferguson Shaw | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sydney James Thompson (29 August 1912 – 1998) was an Irish international lawn and indoor bowler.[1] He played as Syd Thompson.
Bowls career
[edit]He served as the Northern Ireland Private Greens Bowling League (NIPGBL) President in 1974 and as Irish Bowling Association (IBA) and the British Isles Bowls Council (BIBC) President in 1964.[2][3][4]
He won a bronze medal in the pairs at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh[5]
He played 78 times for the Irish outdoor team and 51 times for the indoor team and was awarded an O.B.E.[6]
He won the 1950 singles title and 1949 & 1957 pairs title at the Irish National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Willowfield Bowls Club.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Profile". Bowls tawa.
- ^ "Past Presidents | Northern Ireland Private Greens Bowling League". Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "BIBC Past Officers". British Isles Bowls Council. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "14 sept 2017 Northern Ireland Private Greens Bowling League (NIPGBL) anniversary book web version". issuu. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
- ^ Newby, Donald (1991). Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
- ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
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