Betty_Forsyth

Betty Forsyth

Betty Forsyth

Scottish bowls player (1945–2021)

Elizabeth Leishman Forsyth (6 April 1945 – May 2021) was a Scottish international female lawn and indoor bowler.[2]

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Bowls career

Forsyth represented Scotland in the fours at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and won a bronze medal,[3] the 1998 Commonwealth Games, 2002 Commonwealth Games and 2006 Commonwealth Games.

She also won a fours silver medal at the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg, South Africa.[4]

In 1995 she won the fours gold medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[5][6] and ten years later won the fours silver medal at the Championships.[7]

References

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    "Obituary: Betty Forsyth, Who Led By Example". Bowls International. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Internationalist Forsyth bows out at first hurdle bowls". Herald Scotland.
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    "Sporting Digest: Bowls". The Independent.
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    "World Bowls Championships" (PDF). worldbowls.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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    "Jones, D.R. (1995) 'S Africa's bowlers reclaim top spot'". The Times. 24 April 1995. p. 21. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
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    "'For the Record' (1995)". The Times. 1 May 1995. p. 32. Retrieved 25 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  7. [7]
    "2005 Atlantic Rim Games". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 11 January 2006. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
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