Stan Espie
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| Nationality | British (Northern Irish) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1934 Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 November 2017 (aged 82–83) Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Falls BC | ||||||||||||||
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Thomas "Stan" Stanley Espie (1934 – 16 November 2017) was an Irish international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]
Biography
Espie represented the Northern Irish team[2] at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada,[3] where he competed in the singles event.[4][5]
Espie participated at the 1980 World Outdoor Bowls Championship for Ireland[6] and four years later won the gold medal in the triples event with teammates Sammy Allen and Jim Baker at the 1984 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Aberdeen.[7]
Espie represented the Northern Irish team[8] at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, where he competed in the singles event.[9]
He was an insurance agent by trade and has won the Irish National championships indoors.[10] He finished runner-up in the pairs at the 1974 Irish National Bowls Championships.[11][12]
References
- ^ Newby, Donald (1987). Daily Telegraph Bowls Yearbook 88. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-86367-220-5.
- ^ "Seven Up!". Ireland's Saturday Night. 10 June 1978. p. 4. Retrieved 3 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Northern Ireland Edmonton 1978". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Julie (13) for Games". Belfast Telegraph. 13 June 1978. p. 22. Retrieved 3 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 82. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
- ^ Warters, Bob (1984). Fifth World Bowls Championship Official Souvenir. Key Publishing Ltd.
- ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls the Records. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
- ^ "The Team". Belfast News-Letter. 17 June 1986. p. 27. Retrieved 6 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Northern Ireland Edinburgh 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Warters, Bob (1984). Fifth World Bowls Championship Official Souvenir. Key Publishing Ltd.
- ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. pp. 46–47. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
- ^ "Previous Winners". Irish Bowling Association. Retrieved 3 January 2026.