Alex McIntosh (bowls)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Scottish) |
| Born | 24 May 1936 |
| Died | 16 August 2008 (aged 72) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Lawn and indoor bowls |
| Club | Newbattle BC Midlothian IBC |
Alex McIntosh (24 May 1936 – 16 August 2008) was a Scottish international lawn and indoor bowler who won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games and the world championships.
Bowls career
World Championships
At the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing McIntosh won a silver medal in the fours and a gold medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy). Eight years later he won two more medals when winning silver in the fours and a bronze in the team event at the 1980 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Melbourne.
Commonwealth Games
McIntosh won three Commonwealth Games medals; a silver in the 1970 Fours, gold medal in the 1974 Pairs and silver in the 1978 Pairs. McIntosh was the standard bearer at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton.[1]
He represented the Scottish team at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia,[2] where he competed in the fours event, with John Fleming, Brian Rattray and John Harper,[3] finishing in fith place.[4]
National
McIntosh began bowling in 1955 and won his first international cap in 1962.[5] His indoor club was Midlothian and outdoor club was Newbattle.[6] He earned a total of 54 caps.
He won the 1968 fours title and two pairs titles (1973 & 1985) at the Scottish National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Newbattle Bowls Club.[7]
Personal life
He was nicknamed "Big Tosh" and was an engineer at Lady Victoria Colliery. He was educated at Newtongrange Primary School and Newbattle Secondary.[8] McIntosh died on 16 August 2008 aged 72.[9]
References
- ^ "Athletes and Results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 22 October 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Scotland Brisbane 1982". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ^ "Scots pick 100 for Australia". Belfast Telegraph. 16 August 1982. p. 16. Retrieved 4 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
- ^ Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-86367-220-5.
- ^ "Whitehall Bid To Boost Game". Aberdeen Evening Express. 29 June 1974. p. 6. Retrieved 3 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- ^ "Bowls: Newbattle legend McIntosh to be honoured by plaque". The Scotsman.
- ^ "Alex McIntosh". Herald Scotland.