Jack Christie (bowls) explained

Jack Christie
Fullname:	John Christie
Birth Date:	17 July 1925
Birth Place:	Edinburgh, Scotland
Death Place:	Leith, Scotland
Sport:	Lawn bowls
Club:	Northern Edinburgh BC

John Christie (17 July 1925 – 2 January 2007) was a Scottish international lawn bowler.^[1]

Bowls career

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 Edinburgh on 2 January 2007, at the age of 81.^{[5] [6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Profile. Bowls tawa.
2. Book: Bell, Harry E. 3rd World Bowls Championship, South Africa 1976. 1976. J.G.Ince & Son Ltd.
3. Web site: COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS. GBR Athletics.
4. Book: Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard. the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. 1974. Robert Hale and Company. 0-7091-3658-7.
5. Web site: Mr. John Christie . Scotland and Northern Ireland, Death Index, 1989–2021 . 10 March 2023.
6. Web site: John Christie death record . Scotland's People . 10 March 2023.
7. Web site: Edinburgh & District Bowling Leagues [note: link has a typo and erroneously states that he died in 2009, rather than 2007] ]. Northern Bowling Club . 10 March 2023.