Jim Boyle (bowls)
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| Nationality | Scottish | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1935 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 11 October 2015 (aged 79–80) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn and indoor bowls | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Whitburn BC | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Jim Boyle (1935 – 11 October 2015) was a Scottish international lawn and indoor bowls player.[1]
Biography
Boyle won a silver medal in the triples and a bronze medal in the fours at the 1984 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Aberdeen.[2]
He made his Scottish international debut indoors in 1971 and outdoors in 1972.[3]
He competed at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in the men's fours event, with Graham Robertson, Willie Harkness and Malcolm Graham, finishing in sixth place.[4][5]
References
- ^ Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-86367-220-5.
- ^ "Gordon Allan. "Bowls." Times [London, England] 19 July 1984". The Times.
- ^ Warters, Bob (1984). Fifth World Bowls Championship Official Souvenir. Key Publishing Ltd.
- ^ "Bowls". Hull Daily Mail. 26 July 1986. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "Willie Harkness and the Scottish fours". Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser. 8 August 1986. p. 39. Retrieved 6 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.