Ryan Bester

Ryan Bester
Personal information
Nationality  Canada
Born (1984-12-07) 7 December 1984
Hanover, Ontario
Sport
Sport Bowls
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Commonwealth Games
2006 Adelaide Men's singles
2014 Glasgow Men's singles
2018 Gold CoastMen's singles
World Outdoor Championships
2004 Ayr Men's pairs
2008 Christchurch Men's singles
2012 Adelaide Men's singles
2012 Adelaide Men's pairs
2016 Christchurch Men's singles

Ryan George Peter Bester (born 7 December 1984 in Hanover, Canada) is a Canadian lawn bowler.

Bester won the gold medal in the pairs with Keith Roney at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Ayr. He finished runner-up to Leif Selby in the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship Men's singles and then clinched the silver medal in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in lawn bowling.[1] He also won bronze medal in 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.[1]

He won a silver medal in the singles at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch.[2]

In November 2017, Bester was named to Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games team.[3][4] During the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland he won a silver medal in the Singles.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Canada's Ryan Bester wins silver in lawn bowling at the Commonwealth Games". Canadian Press. 1 August 2014. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "2016 World Bowls Championship Finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
  3. ↑ Morgan, Liam (21 November 2017). "Bowls Canada nominate 10 athletes for Gold Coast 2018". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Strong Canadian presence for the greens of the 2018 Commonwealth Games". Insidethegames.biz. CNW Group Ltd. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Singles results". CG2018.
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