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Edward Gordon (bowls)

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Edward Gordon
Personal information
Nationality Northern Ireland
Died1992
Medal record
Representing  Northern Ireland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Edinburgh fours

Edward Gordon was an Irish international lawn bowler.[1][2] representing Ireland both indoor and outdoor over 50 times He won 7 Irish Senior Cup medals, 7 Private Greens Senior League medals, 8 Private Greens Senior Cups with Falls BC With Brendan McBrien he won the British Isles Pairs Championship in 1970 and skipped the Fours to British Isles Championship success in 1974 He was a Past President of the Private Greens Bowling League and the Irish Bowling Association

Bowls career

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He won a bronze medal in the fours at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh with John Higgins, William Tate and Harold Stevenson.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "profile". Bowls tawa.
  2. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics.
  3. ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation.