Stan Espie
Northern Irish international lawn bowler
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Thomas "Stan" Stanley Espie (1934 – 16 November 2017) was an Irish international lawn and indoor bowler.[1]
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| Nationality | British (Northern Irish) | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 1934 Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 November 2017 (aged 82–83) Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Falls BC | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Espie represented the Northern Irish team[2] at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada,[3] where he competed in the singles event.[4][5]
Espie participated at the 1980 World Outdoor Bowls Championship for Ireland[6] and four years later won the gold medal in the triples event with teammates Sammy Allen and Jim Baker at the 1984 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Aberdeen.[7]
Espie represented the Northern Irish team[8] at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, where he competed in the singles event.[9]
He was an insurance agent by trade and has won the Irish National championships indoors.[10] He finished runner-up in the pairs at the 1974 Irish National Bowls Championships.[11][12]