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Bob Motroni

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Bob Motroni
Personal information
NationalityScottish
Born14 September 1917
Barga, Italy
Died24 April 1984 (aged 66)
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubDumfries BC
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
British Isles Championships
Gold medal – first place 1970 singles

Renato Motroni known as Bob Motroni (1917-1984) was a Scottish international lawn bowler.

Bowls career

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Motroni became the British singles champion after winning the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1969.[1][2] He was a shopkeeper by trade and played for the Dumfries Bowls Club. He also won two Scottish National Bowls Championships, the singles in 1969 and the pairs in 1965.[3]

Motroni competed in the 1970 Commonwealth Games and was the only player to defeat the legendary David Bryant in the singles tournament.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  2. ^ Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
  3. ^ Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
  4. ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.