Clive Forrester
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Nationality | United States | |||||||||||||||||
Born | (1911-09-03)3 September 1911 Maunie, Illinois | |||||||||||||||||
Died | 27 February 1992(1992-02-27) (aged 80) Sun City, Arizona | |||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||||||||
Club | San Francisco BC | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Clive Forrester (1911-1992), was a United States international lawn bowler.[1]
Bowls career
He won a gold medal in the triples with Bill Miller and Dick Folkins at the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing.[2] He also won a bronze medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy).
He won two US National titles, the singles in 1970 and pairs in 1969.[3]
Personal life
He was a postal worker by trade and started bowling in 1957 and was elected to the A.L.B.A when the Pacific Mountain Division was formed.[4]
References
- ^ "In Memoriam" (PDF). Bowls USA.
- ^ "Clive Forrester Profile". Bowls tawa. Archived from the original on 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
- ^ "U.S. National Bowls Champions" (PDF). Bowls USA.
- ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.