Syd Thompson

For other uses, see Sydney Thompson.

Syd Thompson
OBE
Personal information
Nationality Northern Ireland
Born(1912-08-29)29 August 1912
Belfast
Died1998(1998-00-00) (aged 85–86)
Belfast
Sport
SportBowls
PartnerSarah Ferguson Shaw
Medal record
Representing  Northern Ireland
Lawn bowls


Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Edinburgh

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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

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

  1. ^ "Profile". Bowls tawa.
  2. ^ "Past Presidents | Northern Ireland Private Greens Bowling League". Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  3. ^ "BIBC Past Officers". British Isles Bowls Council. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  4. ^ "14 sept 2017 Northern Ireland Private Greens Bowling League (NIPGBL) anniversary book web version". issuu. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  5. ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
  6. ^ Newby, Donald (1991). Bowls Yearbook 91. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
  7. ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).


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