Ryan Bester
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Born | 7 December 1984 Hanover, Ontario |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Bowls |
Medal record | |
Ryan George Peter Bester (born 7 December 1984 in Hanover, Canada) is a Canadian lawn bowler.
Bester won the gold medal in the pairs with Keith Roney at the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Ayr. He finished runner-up to Leif Selby in the 2012 World Outdoor Bowls Championship Men's singles and then clinched the silver medal in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in lawn bowling.[1] He also won bronze medal in 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.[1]
He won a silver medal in the singles at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch.[2]
In November 2017, Bester was named to Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games team.[3][4] During the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland he won a silver medal in the Singles.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Canada's Ryan Bester wins silver in lawn bowling at the Commonwealth Games". Canadian Press. 1 August 2014. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "2016 World Bowls Championship Finals". Burnside Bowling Club.
- ^ Morgan, Liam (21 November 2017). "Bowls Canada nominate 10 athletes for Gold Coast 2018". Insidethegames.biz. Dunsar Media. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ "Strong Canadian presence for the greens of the 2018 Commonwealth Games". Insidethegames.biz. CNW Group Ltd. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ "Singles results". CG2018.
Categories:
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Canadian male bowls players
- Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada
- Bowls players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Bowls World Champions