John Bettles
John Harris Bettles (1907-1983) was an England international lawn bowler.[1] [2]
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| Nationality |  England | |||||||||||||
| Born | March 30, 1907 Raunds, Northamptonshire | |||||||||||||
| Died | April 30, 1983 Raunds, Northamptonshire | |||||||||||||
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| Club | Irthlingborough BC Northamptonshire | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career
He won a gold medal in the fours at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff with Norman King, John Scadgell and Walter Phillips.[3] [4]
Personal life
He took up bowls in 1931 and was shoe and boot operative by trade.[5]
References
- "Profile". Bowls tawa.
- "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
- ""Empire Games Results." Times, 26 July 1958, p. 3". Times Digital Archives.
- Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
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