Syd Thompson
Sydney James 'Syd' Thompson (born 1912) is a former Irish international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]
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Medal record
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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
- "Profile". Bowls tawa.
- "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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