John McAtee (1910-2003) was a Scottish international lawn bowler. He was known as Jock McAtee during his playing days.[1]
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| Birth name | John McAtee Snr | |||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Jock, Joanie | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Scotland | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 April 1910 Auchinleck, East Ayrshire | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2003 Catrine, East Ayrshire | |||||||||||||||||
| Education | Templetoon, Auchinleck | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Catrine BC | |||||||||||||||||
| Partner | Helen Boyle | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career
editHe won a silver medal in the fours at the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing.[2] He also won a gold medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy).[3][4]
He earned a record 69 international caps.[5] and won the 1948 pairs title and 1985 triples title at the Scottish National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Catrine Bowls Club.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Profile". Bowls tawa.
- ^ "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
- ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- ^ Newby, Donald (1991). Bowls Yearbook. Telegraph Publications. ISBN 0-330-31664-8.
- ^ Warters, Bob (1984). Fifth World Bowls Championship Official Souvenir. Key Publishing Ltd.
- ^ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.