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Harry Reston

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Harry Reston
Personal information
NationalityScottish
Born(1913-09-16)16 September 1913
Mid Calder, West Lothian
Died1989 (aged 75-76)
Whitburn, West Lothian
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubDeans BC
Bainfield BC
and Linlithgow County
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
World Outdoor Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Kyeemagh fours
Silver medal – second place 1966 Kyeemagh team
Silver medal – second place 1972 Worthing fours
Gold medal – first place 1972 Worthing team

Henry Reston known as Harry Reston (1913-1989) was a Scottish international lawn bowler.[1]

Bowls career

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He competed in the first World Bowls Championship in Kyeemagh, New South Wales, Australia in 1966 [2] and won a bronze medal in the fours with Willie Adrain, Willie Dyet and Bert Thomson at the event.[3] He also won a silver medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy).[4]

He was part of the Scottish team that won the Leonard Cup in 1972 and won a silver medal in the fours.[5]

Reston also won the 1978 Scottish National Bowls Championships singles title.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Profile". Bowls tawa.
  2. ^ Ampol Petroleum Ltd (1966). First World Bowls Championship Pre ISBN. Public Relations Dept, Ampol Petroleum Ltd, Sydney, Australia.
  3. ^ "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
  4. ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
  5. ^ Newby, Donald (1991). Bowls Yearbook. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
  6. ^ "For Harry Reston the final glory". West Lothian Courier. 11 August 1978. p. 28. Retrieved 17 April 2021 – via The British Newspaper Archive.