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| Nationality | Scottish | |||||||||||
| Born | 14 September 1917 Barga, Italy | |||||||||||
| Died | 24 April 1984 (aged 66) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Lawn bowls | |||||||||||
| Club | Dumfries BC | |||||||||||
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Renato Motroni known as Bob Motroni (1917-1984) was a Scottish international lawn bowler.
Bowls career
Motroni became the British singles champion after winning the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1969. 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.
Motroni competed in the 1970 Commonwealth Games and was the only player to defeat the legendary David Bryant in the singles tournament.
References
- "Previous Winners". British Isles Bowls Council. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
- Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
- Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
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