Syd Thompson

Sydney James 'Syd' Thompson (born 1912) is a former Irish international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]

Syd Thompson
Personal information
Nationality Northern Ireland
Born(1912-08-29)29 August 1912
Medal record
Representing
Representing  Northern Ireland and  Ireland
Commonwealth Games
1970 Edinburgh pairs

Bowls career

He won a bronze medal in the pairs at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh [2]

He played 78 times for the Irish outdoor team and 51 times for the indoor team and was awarded an O.B.E.[3]

He won the 1950 singles title and 1949 & 1957 pairs title at the Irish National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Willowfield Bowls Club.[4]

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References
  1. "Profile". Bowls tawa.
  2. "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
  3. Newby, Donald (1991). Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
  4. Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
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