词条 | Willie Adrain |
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| headercolor = | name = Willie Adrain | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | fullname = | nickname = | nationality = {{SCO}} | citizenship = | residence = | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1926|1|26}} | birth_place = Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland | death_date = {{Death date and age |df=yes|1997|11|19|1926|1|26}} | death_place = Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland | education = | alma_mater = | occupation = | yearsactive = | website = | country = | sport = | event = | league = | league_type = | employer = | agent = | height = | weight = | universityteam = | club = Dreghorn BC and Ayrshire | turnedpro = | partner = | formerpartner = | coach = | coaching = | retired = | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | highestranking = | pb = | medaltemplates ={{MedalCountry|{{SCO}}}}{{MedalSport|}}{{MedalCompetition | World Outdoor Championships }}{{MedalBronze | 1966 Kyeemagh | fours }} }}William 'Willie' Adrain (1926-1997), was a Scottish international lawn bowler.[1] Bowls careerHe started playing bowls aged 12 after being introduced to the sport by his father who was a bowls greenkeeper and his brother also called Willie was a Scottish international.[2] He competed in the first World Bowls Championship in Kyeemagh, New South Wales, Australia in 1966 [3] and won a bronze medal in the fours with Willie Dyet, Bert Thomson and Harry Reston at the event.[4] Personal lifeHis father James was the greenkeeper at the Dreghorn Bowling Club and introduced him to bowls when he was aged 12. His own son George Adrain was a commonwealth and two times world champion.[5] References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://bowlstawa.com/titles/players/titles/2390|title=Profile|publisher=Bowls tawa}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Adrain, Willie}}2. ^{{cite book|last=Bell|first=Harry E|title=3rd World Bowls Championship, South Africa 1976|year=1976|publisher=J.G.Ince & Son Ltd}} 3. ^{{cite book|last=Ampol Petroleum Ltd|title=First World Bowls Championship Pre ISBN|year=1966|publisher=Public Relations Dept, Ampol Petroleum Ltd, Sydney, Australia}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.burnsidebowlingclub.com/worldbowls2008/275.html|title=World Bowls Champions|publisher=Burnside Bowling Club}} 5. ^{{cite book|last=Hawkes/Lindley|first=Ken/Gerard|title=the Encyclopaedia of Bowls|year=1974|publisher=Robert Hale and Company|isbn=0-7091-3658-7}} 3 : 1926 births|1997 deaths|Scottish male bowls players |
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