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]

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).