Robert Sprot
Robert 'Bob' Sprot (1884-1963), was a Scottish international lawn bowls player who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.[1] [2]
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Bowls career
At the 1934 British Empire Games he won the gold medal in the singles event.[3]
He was capped 33 times and was the Scottish singles champion in 1910, 1920 and 1929. His father George also won the Scottish National Bowls Championships in 1894 and 1896 (the former being the first ever championship).[4] [5]
References
- Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-86367-220-5.
- "Profile". Bowls Tawa.
- "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- Warters, Bob (1984). Fifth World Bowls Championship Official Souvenir. Key Publishing Ltd.
- "Past Winners". Bowls Scotland.
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