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International Bowls

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Location

Belfast

Year

1964

Date

Production 30/06/1964

Length

04min 02sec

Audio

sound

Format

16mm

black and white

Source

Funded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland under the Archiving Scheme 2

Courtesy

Broadcasting Authority of Ireland, Department for Communities, ITV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

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Description

William Rutherford interviews Syd Thompson, President of the Irish Bowling Association in advance of an international championship to be held at Paisley Park in north Belfast.

Syd won a bronze medal in the pairs at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.

He played 78 times for the Irish outdoor team and 51 times for the indoor team and was awarded an O.B.E. 

He won the 1950 singles title and 1949 & 1957 pairs title at the Irish National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Willowfield Bowls Club. 

 

Credits

An Ulster Television Production.

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