| Fullname | Elizabeth Leishman Forsyth |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British (Scottish) |
| Birth date | 6 April 1945 |
| Death date | May 2021 (aged 76)[1] |
| Sport | Lawn bowls |
| Club | Blantyre BC |
Elizabeth Leishman Forsyth (6 April 1945 – May 2021) was a Scottish international female lawn and indoor bowler.[2]
Bowls career
Forsyth represented Scotland in the fours at the 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and won a bronze medal,[3] the 1998 Commonwealth Games, 2002 Commonwealth Games and 2006 Commonwealth Games.
She also won a fours silver medal at the 2000 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Moama, Australia.[4]
In 1995 she won the fours gold medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[5][6] and ten years later won the fours silver medal at the Championships.[7]
References
- ^ "Obituary: Betty Forsyth, Who Led By Example". Bowls International. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Internationalist Forsyth bows out at first hurdle bowls". Herald Scotland.
- ^ "Sporting Digest: Bowls". The Independent
- ^ "World Bowls Championships". worldbowls.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
- ^ "Jones, D.R. (1995) 'S Africa's bowlers reclaim top spot'". The Times. 24 April 1995. p. 21. Retrieved 25 May 2021. – via The Times Digital Archive.[dead link]
- ^ "'For the Record' (1995)". The Times. 1 May 1995. p. 32. Retrieved 25 May 2021. – via The Times Digital Archive.[dead link]
- ^ "2005 Atlantic Rim Games". World Bowls Ltd. Archived 2006-01-11 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 May 2021.