Syd Thompson

Sydney "Syd" James Thompson was an Irish international lawn and indoor bowler.

Biography

Thompson was a member of the Willowfield Bowls Club.
Thompson served as the Northern Ireland Private Greens Bowling League president in 1974 and as Irish Bowling Association and the British Isles Bowls Council president in 1964.
He won a bronze medal in the Lawn Bowls at the 1970 [British Commonwealth Games|pairs] at the 1970 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.
He played 78 times for the Irish outdoor team and 51 times for the indoor team and was awarded an O.B.E.
He won the 1950 singles title and 1949 & 1957 pairs title at the Irish National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Willowfield Bowls Club.