Barrie Lester
{{Short description|Australian lawn bowler}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
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| full_name = Barrie Norman Lester
| nationality = Australian
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|01|24|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bendigo, Australia
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| sport = Bowls
| club = Burleigh Heads Bowling Club, QLD
| highestranking = 26 (June 2024)
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's bowls}}
{{MedalCountry|{{AUS}}}}
{{MedalCompetition | World Outdoor Championships }}
{{MedalSilver | 2016 Christchurch | triples }}
{{MedalSilver | 2016 Christchurch | fours }}
{{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Games }}
{{MedalBronze | 2006 Melbourne | pairs }}
{{MedalSilver | 2018 Gold Coast|triples}}
{{MedalSilver|2018 Gold Coast|fours}}
{{MedalSilver | 2022 Birmingham|triples}}
{{MedalCompetition | Asia Pacific Bowls Championships }}
{{MedalGold|2019 Gold Coast|triples}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Gold Coast|fours}}
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Barrie Norman Lester (born 24 January 1982) is an Australian international lawn and indoor bowler.{{cite web|url=https://12242-console.memberconnex.com//Australia.pdf|title=Australian team profiles|publisher=2016 World Bowls|access-date=2 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305020043/https://12242-console.memberconnex.com//Australia.pdf|archive-date=5 March 2017|url-status=dead}}
Bowls career
=World Championship=
In 2016 he was part of the triples team with Aron Sherriff and Mark Casey who won the silver medal at the 2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch and won another silver medal in the fours.{{cite web|url=http://www.burnsidebowlingclub.com/2016WorldBowlsChampionshipFinalsResults.html|title=2016 World Bowls Championship Finals|publisher=Burnside Bowling Club}}
In 2020 he was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia.{{cite web|url=https://www.bowls.com.au/2020-world-bowls-championships-jackaroos-team-confirmed/|title=2020 WORLD BOWLS CHAMPIONSHIPS: JACKAROOS TEAM CONFIRMED|publisher=Bowls Australia}}
=Commonwealth Games=
Lester won a bronze medal in the pairs with Nathan Rice at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.{{cite web|url=http://www.bowlsaustralia.com.au/News/10-year-anniversary-of-the-Melbourne-Commonwealth-Games|title=10 year anniversary of the Melbourne Commonwealth Games|publisher=Bowls Australia}}
Further success came as part of the Australian team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland where he won two silver medals in the Triples and the Fours.{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/lawn-bowls/event-schedule-men-s-fours.htm|title=Fours results|publisher=CG2018|access-date=13 April 2018|archive-date=13 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413190409/https://results.gc2018.com/en/lawn-bowls/event-schedule-men-s-fours.htm|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/43748412|title=Commonwealth Games: Scotland's Alex Marshall wins record fifth gold as women take bronze in bowls|publisher=BBC Sport}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/43687716|title=Commonwealth Games: Scotland beat Australia to win gold in bowls men's triple final|publisher=BBC Sport}}
In 2022, he competed in the men's triples and the men's fours at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.{{cite web|url=https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/athlete-details/51176|title=Official Games profile|publisher=2022 Commonwealth Games|access-date=2 August 2022}} Lester, along with Carl Healey and Ben Twist won the silver medal.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/62382397|title=Commonwealth Games: England's men take gold in lawn bowls triples|publisher=BBC|access-date=2 August 2022}}
=Asia Pacific=
Lester won double gold at the 2019 Asia Pacific Bowls Championships in the Gold Coast, Queensland.{{cite web|url=https://sportsdesq.sportstg.com/portal/index.cfm?fuseaction=main&OrgID=16084|title=Results Portal|publisher=Bowls Australia}}{{cite web|url=http://www.worldbowls.com/2019/06/22/asia-pacific-championships-gold-coast-australia-day-5/|title=Asia Pacific Championships – Gold Coast, Australia – Day 5|publisher=World Bowls}}
=Other=
In 2012, he won the Hong Kong International Bowls Classic singles title.{{cite web | url=http://www.hklba.org/new/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=144&Itemid=218&lang=en | title=HK Classic winners Men Singles | publisher=HKLBA | access-date=7 June 2021}} At national level he has won one Australian National Bowls Championships title and two Australian Opens.{{cite web|url=https://www.bowls.com.au/2021-aus-champs-triples-recap/|title=2021 AUS CHAMPS: TRIPLES RECAP|publisher=Bowls Australia|access-date=26 May 2022}}
References
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External links
- {{Commonwealth Games Australia|barrie-lester}}
- {{2006 Commonwealth Games profile}}
- {{2018 Commonwealth Games profile|lawn-bowls/athlete-profile-n6027309-barrie-lester}}
- {{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|51176|Barry Lester}}
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Category:Australian male bowls players
Category:Bowls players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Category:Bowls players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Category:Bowls players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
Category:Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Category:Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Category:Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Category:Sportsmen from Victoria (state)
Category:Sportspeople from Bendigo
Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen
Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen
Category:Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in lawn bowls