Barrie Lester Explained

Barrie Lester
Full Name:Barrie Norman Lester
Nationality:Australian
Birth Date:24 January 1982
Birth Place:Bendigo, Australia
Sport:Bowls
Club:Burleigh Heads Bowling Club, QLD
Highestranking:26 (June 2024)

Barrie Norman Lester (born 24 January 1982) is an Australian international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]

Bowls career

World Championship

In 2016 he was part of the triples team with Aron Sherriff and Mark Casey who won the silver medal at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch and won another silver medal in the fours.[2]

In 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.[3]

Commonwealth Games

Lester won a bronze medal in the pairs with Nathan Rice at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.[4]

Further success came as part of the Australian team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland where he won two silver medals in the Triples and the Fours.[5] [6] [7]

In 2022, he competed in the men's triples and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[8] Lester, along with Carl Healey and Ben Twist won the silver medal.[9]

Asia Pacific

Lester won double gold at the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the Gold Coast, Queensland.[10] [11]

Other

In 2012, he won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic singles title.[12] At national level he has won one Australian National Bowls Championships title and two Australian Opens.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Australian team profiles. 2016 World Bowls. 2 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170305020043/https://12242-console.memberconnex.com//Australia.pdf. 5 March 2017. dead.
  2. Web site: 2016 World Bowls Championship Finals. Burnside Bowling Club.
  3. Web site: 2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: JACKAROOS TEAM CONFIRMED. Bowls Australia.
  4. Web site: 10 year anniversary of the Melbourne Commonwealth Games. Bowls Australia.
  5. Web site: Fours results. CG2018. 13 April 2018. 13 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180413190409/https://results.gc2018.com/en/lawn-bowls/event-schedule-men-s-fours.htm. dead.
  6. Web site: Commonwealth Games: Scotland's Alex Marshall wins record fifth gold as women take bronze in bowls. BBC Sport.
  7. Web site: Commonwealth Games: Scotland beat Australia to win gold in bowls men's triple final. BBC Sport.
  8. Web site: Official Games profile. 2022 Commonwealth Games. 2 August 2022.
  9. Web site: Commonwealth Games: England's men take gold in lawn bowls triples. BBC. 2 August 2022.
  10. Web site: Results Portal. Bowls Australia.
  11. Web site: Asia Pacific Championships – Gold Coast, Australia – Day 5. World Bowls.
  12. Web site: HK Classic winners Men Singles . HKLBA . 7 June 2021.
  13. Web site: 2021 AUS CHAMPS: TRIPLES RECAP. Bowls Australia. 26 May 2022.

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