Clive Forrester
Personal information
Nationality United States
Born(1911-09-03)3 September 1911
Maunie, Illinois
Died27 February 1992(1992-02-27) (aged 80)
Sun City, Arizona
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubSan Francisco BC
Medal record
Representing  United States
World Outdoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1972 Worthing triples
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Worthing team

Clive Forrester (1911-1992), was a United States international lawn bowler.[1]

Bowls career

He won a gold medal in the triples with Bill Miller and Dick Folkins at the 1972 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Worthing.[2] He also won a bronze medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy).

He won two US National titles, the singles in 1970 and pairs in 1969.[3]

Personal life

He was a postal worker by trade and started bowling in 1957 and was elected to the A.L.B.A when the Pacific Mountain Division was formed.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "In Memoriam" (PDF). Bowls USA.
  2. ↑ "Clive Forrester Profile". Bowls tawa. Archived from the original on 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
  3. ↑ "U.S. National Bowls Champions" (PDF). Bowls USA.
  4. ↑ Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
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