Robert Sprot (1873-1947) was a Scottish international lawn bowls player who competed in the 1934 British Empire Games.[2]
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| Nationality |  Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 December 1873 Cambusnethan, Wishaw | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 October 1947 (aged 73)[1] Strathaven, South Lanarkshire | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Lawn bowls | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Wishaw | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bowls career
At the 1934 British Empire Games he won the gold medal in the singles event.[3]
He was capped 33 times and was the Scottish singles champion in 1910, 1920 and 1929 becoming the first player to win the title on three occasions. His uncle George Sprot also won the Scottish National Bowls Championships in 1894 and 1896 (the former being the inaugural singles championship).[4]
His three singles titles still constitute a record held equally with David Dall, Joseph Black and Darren Burnett.[5][6][7]
References
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