Joyce Lindores

Joyce Scott Lindores (2 May 1944 – 18 June 2017) was a Scottish international indoor and lawn bowler.

Joyce Lindores
Personal information
Birth nameJoyce Scott
Nationality Scotland
Born2 May 1944[1]
Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland[2]
Died18 June 2017(2017-06-18) (aged 73)
Melbourne, Australia
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
World Outdoor Championships
2000 MoamaPairs
Commonwealth Games
1998 Kuala LumpurPairs
World Indoor Bowls Championships
1995 CumbernauldSingles

Lindores won the Women's singles at the 1995 World Indoor Bowls Championship defeating Margaret Johnston in the final.[3] Three years later she won the pairs gold medal with Margaret Letham at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.[4] The pair then won the pairs title at the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Moama, Australia.

Lindores remained in Melbourne after the 2006 Commonwealth Games held there.[1] She died on 18 June 2017 in Melbourne.[5][6]

References
  1. "Joyce Lindores, considered Scotland's leading women's bowler". The Scotsman. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  2. Wylie, Kathryn (29 June 2017). "Tributes paid to champion bowler Joyce Lindores". The Southern Reporter. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. ""Lindores wins." Times [London, England] 8 April 1995". The Times Digital Archive.
  4. "Margaret Letham leads Scots to fours gold at World Bowls". BBC Sport.
  5. "Sad news of Scottish Internationalist – Joyce Lindores". Bowls Scotland. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  6. Miller, Sue (22 June 2017). "Mulgrave Country Club: Breaking News" (PDF). Mulgrave Country Club. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
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