Ryan Bester
Ryan George Peter Bester (born 7 December 1984 in Hanover, Canada) is a Canadian lawn bowler.
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| Born | 7 December 1984 Hanover, Ontario |
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Medal record
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Bowls career
World Outdoor Championships
Bester won the gold medal in the pairs with Keith Roney at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Ayr. After winning a bronze in the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship he finished runner-up to Leif Selby in the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship men's singles. He won his fifth World Championship medal when winning a silver medal in the singles at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch.[1]
In 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[2]
Commonwealth Games
He clinched the silver medal in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in lawn bowling.[3] He also won bronze medal in 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.[3]
In November 2017, Bester was named to Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games team.[4][5] During the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland he won a silver medal in the singles.[6]
Asia Pacific
Bester has won eight medals at the Asia Pacific Bowls Championships, a singles gold in 2005, a silver in the singles and bronze in the pairs in 2007, double bronze in 2011 and a pairs gold in 2015. His seventh and eighth medals came in with a singles silver and pairs bronze at the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the Gold Coast, Queensland.[7][8]
References
- "2016 World Bowls Championship Finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
- "2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: COMPETING COUNTRIES". Bowls Australia.
- "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.
- Morgan, Liam (21 November 2017). "Bowls Canada nominate 10 athletes for Gold Coast 2018". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- "Strong Canadian presence for the greens of the 2018 Commonwealth Games". Insidethegames.biz. CNW Group Ltd. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- "Singles results". CG2018.
- "Results Portal". Bowls Australia.
- "Shannon McIlroy wins thrilling Asia Pacific bowls championships singles final". Stuff.