John Bettles
Personal information
Nationality England
Born(1907-03-30)March 30, 1907
Raunds, Northamptonshire
Died(1983-04-30)April 30, 1983
Raunds, Northamptonshire
Sport
ClubIrthlingborough BC
Northamptonshire
Medal record
Representing England
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1958 Cardiff fours

John Harris Bettles (1907–1983) was an England international lawn bowler.[1][2]

Bowls career

He won a gold medal in the fours at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Cardiff with Norman King, John Scadgell and Walter Phillips.[3][4]

Personal life

He took up bowls in 1931 and was shoe and boot operative by trade.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Profile". Bowls tawa.
  2. ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
  3. ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - BOWLS". GBR Athletics.
  4. ^ ""Empire Games Results." Times, 26 July 1958, p. 3". Times Digital Archives.
  5. ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.


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