Margaret Russell (bowls)
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 December 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn and indoor bowls | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Livingston Letham BC | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Margaret Russell (born 3 December 1944) is a former international lawn bowler from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Russell was a member of the Livingston Letham Bowls Club[1] and represented Scotland at international level from 1998 to 2009.[2][3]
Russell represented the Scottish team[4] at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, where she competed in the pairs event, with Joyce Lindores.[5][6]
She was the pairs champion of Scotland[7] at the 1996 Scottish National Bowls Championships and the fours champion in 1999.[8] She subsequently qualified to represent Scotland at the British Isles Bowls Championships, winning the pairs title with Ann Clark in 1997.[9]
References
- ^ "Letham secures singles slot". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 18 June 2002. p. 76. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "List of Ladies International Players" (PDF). Bowls Scotland. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "Whitehall's tourney gets a ladies first". Aberdeen Evening Express. 11 July 2003. p. 42. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Eight for Games". The Scotsman. 28 May 2002. p. 17. Retrieved 10 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland Manchester 2002". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "Scottish trio win bowls gold". BBC Sport. 1 August 2002. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "Mulholland comes in from wilderness to lift Scottish title". The Scotsman. 8 July 1996. p. 29. Retrieved 6 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Previous Winners". Bowls Scotland. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "History". British Isles Council. Retrieved 10 January 2026.