Betty Forsyth Explained
Betty Forsyth |
Fullname: | Elizabeth Leishman Forsyth |
Nationality: | British (Scottish) |
Birth Date: | 6 April 1945 |
Death Date: | [1] |
Sport: | Lawn bowls |
Club: | Blantyre BC |
Elizabeth Leishman Forsyth (6 April 1945 – May 2021) was a Scottish international female lawn and indoor bowler.[2]
Bowls career
Forsyth represented Scotland in the fours at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and won a bronze medal,[3] the 1998 Commonwealth Games, 2002 Commonwealth Games and 2006 Commonwealth Games.
She also won a fours silver medal at the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Johannesburg, South Africa.[4]
In 1995 she won the fours gold medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[5] [6] and ten years later won the fours silver medal at the Championships.[7]
Notes and References
- Web site: Obituary: Betty Forsyth, Who Led By Example. Bowls International. 26 April 2022.
- Web site: Internationalist Forsyth bows out at first hurdle bowls. Herald Scotland.
- Web site: Sporting Digest: Bowls. The Independent.
- Web site: World Bowls Championships. worldbowls.com. 2018-01-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20150224133114/http://www.worldbowls.com/Portals/9/Past%20results/World%20Championships-past%20results.pdf. 2015-02-24. dead.
- News: Jones, D.R. (1995) 'S Africa's bowlers reclaim top spot'. 24 April 1995 . The Times . 25 May 2021. 21 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
- News: 'For the Record' (1995). 1 May 1995 . The Times . 25 May 2021. 32 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
- Web site: 2005 Atlantic Rim Games. World Bowls Ltd. https://web.archive.org/web/20060111132351/http://www.worldbowlsltd.co.uk/results.html. 23 May 2021. 2006-01-11.