John Christie (17 July 1925 – 2 January 2007) was a Scottish international lawn bowler.[1]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | John Christie | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 July 1925 Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 2 January 2007 (aged 81) Leith, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Northern Edinburgh BC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career edit
Christie started bowling aged 18. In 1956 joined Northern Bowling Club. He won the championship eight times and made his international debut in 1965.[2] He was capped 70 times.
His greatest moment came when winning the gold medal in the 1974 Pairs with Alex McIntosh at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch.[3]
Christie was a Scottish international from 1965 to 1974.[4]
Christie died in Leith on 2 January 2007, at the age of 81.[5][6][7]
References edit
- ^ "Profile". Bowls tawa.
- ^ Bell, Harry E (1976). 3rd World Bowls Championship, South Africa 1976. J.G.Ince & Son Ltd.
- ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
- ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- ^ "Mr. John Christie". Scotland and Northern Ireland, Death Index, 1989–2021. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "John Christie death record". Scotland's People. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Edinburgh & District Bowling Leagues [note: link has a typo and erroneously states that he died in 2009, rather than 2007]". Northern Bowling Club. Retrieved 10 March 2023.